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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Harold Vernon Cox

Branch of Service

U.S. Merchant Marine

Hometown

Cincinnati, Ohio

Honored By

Family

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Activity During WWII

SERVED ABOARD VARIOUS MERCHANT MARINE VESSELS AS AN ENGINE ROOM ENGINEER, OILER AND REFRIGERATION ENGINEER. HE SERVED MAINLY IN THE ATLANTIC THEATER. WAS ABOARD THE USS ROANOKE WHEN IT WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY THE GERMANS IN THE IRISH SEA. SERVED FOR FOUR YEARS.