World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Agatha G. Cox
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Montrose, Illinois
Honored By
The Cox Family
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE ARMY NURSE CORPS AS A NURSE GENERAL DUTY IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE LIBERATION, LUZON AND THE RYUKYUS. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH ONE BRONZE BATTLE STAR, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, MERITORIOUS UNIT BADGE, ONE OVERSEAS SERVICE BAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.