World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Alvin Eugene Cox, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Oakland, California
Honored By
Laura Irvine
Relationship
Granddaughter
HE SERVED ON THE DESTROYER USS LEUTZE WHEN IT WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED BY KAMIKAZE AIRCRAFT IN 1945. HE RECEIVED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC MEDAL, THE VICTORY MEDAL AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL. HE JOINED THE NAVY IN 1943 AND SERVED UNTIL MAY 13, 1946.