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Corp Boyd Edward Cox
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Corp Boyd Edward Cox

Birth
Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Death
5 Jul 1950 (aged 20)
South Korea
Monument
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Add to Map
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Corporal Cox was a member the 1st Squad, 1st Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy at Jukmi Pass, three miles north of Osan, South Korea as a member of "Task Force Smith" on July 5, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953.

Awarded
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman's Badge
★ Korean Service Medal
★ United Nations Service Medal
★ National Defense Service Medal
★ Korean Presidential Unit Citation
★ Republic of Korea War Service Medal
★ Task Force Smith Certificate of Valor
Corporal Cox was a member the 1st Squad, 1st Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy at Jukmi Pass, three miles north of Osan, South Korea as a member of "Task Force Smith" on July 5, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953.

Awarded
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman's Badge
★ Korean Service Medal
★ United Nations Service Medal
★ National Defense Service Medal
★ Korean Presidential Unit Citation
★ Republic of Korea War Service Medal
★ Task Force Smith Certificate of Valor

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  • Maintained by: ShaneO
  • Originally Created by: GraveHunter
  • Added: Oct 18, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118940488/boyd_edward-cox: accessed ), memorial page for Corp Boyd Edward Cox (7 Feb 1930–5 Jul 1950), Find a Grave Memorial ID 118940488, citing National Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by ShaneO (contributor 47009366).