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Personal info

Full name
COX, Jimmie Lister
Date of birth
13 March 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Jackson, Northampton County, North Carolina
Hometown
Halifax County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34254699
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
Half-Track Driver
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
38th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of St. Vith, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 10 66

Immediate family

Members
John Cox (father)
Annie Cox (mother)
Robert Cox (brother)
Charley Cox (brother)
Annie Cox (sister)
Pearl Cox (sister)
John M Cox (brother)
Gilbert Cox (brother)
Anne (Matthews) Cox (wife)

More information

Pre Cpl Ken Neher: The Colonel and his driver, Jim Cox, had gone down a road to check on the forward positions for our men. They were spotted by the enemy and fired upon with mortars. Jimmie was killed but the Colonel escaped and returned to the Headquarters.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.7tharmddiv.org, www.battleofthebulgememories.be - Cpl Kenneth Neher, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Jac Engels