World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Emmett Weston Cox
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
San Angelo, Texas
Honored By
Joe Fields
ENTERED THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS IN 1942, TRAINED IN ARKANSAS. SERVED AS A FIRST LIEUTENANT IN EUROPE. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL, OAK LEAF CLUSTER, PRESIDENTIAL CITATION AND EUROPEAN THEATER RIBBON WITH THREE STARS.