World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joe Frank Cox
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lithonia, Georgia
Honored By
Barbara Cox Hood
Relationship
Daughter
BASIC TRAINING AT FORT BENNING, GEORGIA. TRANSFERRED TO FORT ORD, CALIFORNIA. SERVED AS TECHNICAL SERGEANT WITH INFANTRY IN PACIFIC THEATER FIGHTING JAPANESE ON SEVERAL ISLANDS OF THE PHILIPPINES FOR 1 YEAR. RECEIVED PURPLE HEART, SILVER STAR AND NUMEROUS CAMPAIGN MEDALS.