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Personal info

Full name
COX, Hilton
Date of birth
18 March 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Cumberland County, North Carolina
Hometown
St. Pauls, Robeson County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34666055
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
21 October 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 3 33

Immediate family

Members
Will C. Cox (father)
Lela (Benton) Cox (mother)
Arline Cox (sister)
Myrtle Cox (sister)
Eugene Cox (brother)

More information

Pfc Hilton Cox enlisted in the US Army at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 4 February 1943.
He was wounded in France before August 1944 and died in Belgium from wounds received in Germany on 11 October 1944. A letter from his commanding officer states that a chaplain officiated at the burial of Hilton Cox.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, wwiimemorial.com, ancestry.com - Robesonian 17 November 1944/5 April 1945 / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Robesonian 5 April 1945