World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thurston E. Cox
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Durham, North Carolina
Honored By
A Grateful American
He served as a Sergeant in WWII with the 100th Infantry Division (Century Division), 399th Infantry Regiment, Third Battalion, Company I, in the European Theater of Operations. He was awarded the Silver Star Medal for Gallantry in Action; Spitzberg Hill/Lambach, France.