Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Visalia, California
Honored By
Alberta K. Condie
Relationship
Great Niece
MIKE E. COZ JOINED THE U.S. NAVY IN FEBRUARY 1943. HE WAS SUPPORT IN THE PACIFIC THEATER, ABOARD THE SS EXCHANGE, A TROOP TRANSPORT FROM SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA IN MAY 1944. THEY CARRIED AIR CORPS TROOPS DESTINED FOR TINIAN, AND ON HIS LAST TRIP THEY WERE PART OF THE INVASION FORCE OF OKINAWA.