World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James L. Cox
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lawton, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN 1943. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER IN EUROPE. PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE, AND AIR OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH SILVER SERVICE STAR, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.