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COX, Kenneth Roy - Date of
birth
5 May 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York -
Hometown
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32730167 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 December 1944 - Place of
death
Sarreinsming, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 30 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Roy W. Cox (father)
Florence A. (Beckstein) Cox (mother)
Harold W. Cox (brother)
Nancy A. Cox (sister)
Roy M. Cox (brother)
Elaine H. Cox (sister)
Robert E. Cox (brother)
Jeannette Cox (sister)
Joanna Cox (sister)
Marjorie Cox (sister)
Corinne A. Cox (wife)
More information
Kenneth R. Cox attended Technical High School and was employed by the Superior Grain Corporation.He enlisted on 2 January 1943.
He was reported wouned in action in August 1944. After recovering, he rejoined his unit and was killed a week later. For this wound he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
His mother, at the age of 52, boarded the Queen Mary in New York and sailed to Cherbourg, France in 1952 for a month long stay. Perhaps to visit her son's resting place.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record. After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett
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