Advertisement

Lieut Albert Bert Cox
Monument

Advertisement

Lieut Albert Bert Cox

Birth
USA
Death
11 Jul 1953 (aged 23)
North Korea
Monument
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
Suggest Edits
First Lieutenant Cox was the pilot of a F-86F Sabrejet with the 335th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 4th Fighter-Interceptor Group. On July 11, 1953, while on a combat mission, his aircraft collided with another F-86, disintegrated, crashed and burned. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on July 12, 1954.

Awarded
Distinguished Flying Cross with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
First Lieutenant Cox was the pilot of a F-86F Sabrejet with the 335th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 4th Fighter-Interceptor Group. On July 11, 1953, while on a combat mission, his aircraft collided with another F-86, disintegrated, crashed and burned. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on July 12, 1954.

Awarded
Distinguished Flying Cross with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

See more Cox memorials in:

Flower Delivery Sponsor and Remove Ads

Explore more

Advertisement

  • Maintained by: ShaneO
  • Originally Created by: GraveHunter
  • Added: Oct 14, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118731514/albert_bert-cox: accessed ), memorial page for Lieut Albert Bert Cox (6 Oct 1929–11 Jul 1953), Find a Grave Memorial ID 118731514, citing National Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by ShaneO (contributor 47009366).