World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Harold Vernon Cox
Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Cincinnati, Ohio
Honored By
Family
Relationship
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.