Lewis Simon Cox entered the Marine Corps on 27 March 1943 from Davenport Iowa. Completed recruit training 5th Recruit Training Battalion MCB San Diego. Assigned Field Signal Battalion MCB Camp Pendleton overseas in 35th Replacement Battalion. Assigned Special Weapons Group 10th Defense Battalion. Unit redesignated Headquarters of Light AA Group 10th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Promoted to PFC transferred to A Company Signal Battalion III Amphibious Corps on Guadalcanal. Left for invasion of Okinawa. Landed D-Day 1 April 1945 participated in Combat Operations until Killed in Action 22 April 1945.
From Find A Grave contributor Cape Gloucester
From Find A Grave contributor Cape Gloucester
Lewis Simon Cox entered the Marine Corps on 27 March 1943 from Davenport Iowa. Completed recruit training 5th Recruit Training Battalion MCB San Diego. Assigned Field Signal Battalion MCB Camp Pendleton overseas in 35th Replacement Battalion. Assigned Special Weapons Group 10th Defense Battalion. Unit redesignated Headquarters of Light AA Group 10th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Promoted to PFC transferred to A Company Signal Battalion III Amphibious Corps on Guadalcanal. Left for invasion of Okinawa. Landed D-Day 1 April 1945 participated in Combat Operations until Killed in Action 22 April 1945.
From Find A Grave contributor Cape Gloucester
From Find A Grave contributor Cape Gloucester
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