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Personal info

Full name
COX, James L
Date of birth
28 October 1903
Age
41
Place of birth
Fort Gines , Clay County, Georgia
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
12194225
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 April 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
K 5 10

Immediate family

Members
Etta Cox (wife)

More information

S/Sgt James L. Cox enlisted in New York City, New York on 7 December 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet