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SGT James Edwin Cox
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SGT James Edwin Cox

Birth
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA
Death
13 Mar 1945 (aged 21)
At Sea
Monument
Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map
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COX, James E., Sergeant, US Army, US Infantry, Service #37503704, State of Entry: Missouri, Death: 13-March-1945
Casualty of the USAT J. W. McAndrew

USAT J. W. McAndrew was a Type C3-P&C troop ship for the United States Army during World War II. On March 13, 1945 in convoy during a storm the French aircraft carrier Béarn lost steering and collided with the McAndrew, resulting in the loss of 68 troops and one Naval Armed Guardsman. The destroyer escorts Earl K. Olsen and Roche rescued some men from the water.
COX, James E., Sergeant, US Army, US Infantry, Service #37503704, State of Entry: Missouri, Death: 13-March-1945
Casualty of the USAT J. W. McAndrew

USAT J. W. McAndrew was a Type C3-P&C troop ship for the United States Army during World War II. On March 13, 1945 in convoy during a storm the French aircraft carrier Béarn lost steering and collided with the McAndrew, resulting in the loss of 68 troops and one Naval Armed Guardsman. The destroyer escorts Earl K. Olsen and Roche rescued some men from the water.

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JAMES E COX
SGT - INFANTRY - MISSOURI

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  • Maintained by: IrishEyes
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56351475/james_edwin-cox: accessed ), memorial page for SGT James Edwin Cox (3 Feb 1924–13 Mar 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56351475, citing Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by IrishEyes (contributor 47644540).