Cox, Arthur W. Jr.

1922 - 1945  (22 years)

• Name	Cox, Arthur W.
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	4 Jul 1922  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	COX.A004
  _FGRAVE	24356598
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, 1039th Engineer Gas Generator Detachment, United States Army  [2]
  	Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1184731
  		National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files, Cox, Arthur W. Jr. (1922-1945)
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	2 Jun 1945  [1]
  	Cause: Died, Non Battle
  Burial	Keens Chapel Cemetery, Iola, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Cox, Arthur W.
  		Headstone, Cox, Arthur W.
  Person ID	I42975	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Keens Chapel Cemetery, Iola, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13298] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Cox, Arthur W., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24356598/arthur-w_-cox), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15404] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #4, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2).