KOREAN WAR PROJECT REMEMBRANCE

1LT Richard Gray Cox

461st Infantry Battalion - Heavy Mortars
C CO
Army
Hostile, Died While Missing (MIA)
Remains Not Recovered
Date Of Loss: July 13, 1953
Service Number: O-1925607
Born: November 18, 1927
Home Or Place Of Enlistment
Dansville, New York
Town Or Area: Kumsong
Hill Or Outpost: Kumsong Salient

Comments: First Lieutenant Cox was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy. In Korea, he was a member of Company C, 461st Infantry Battalion (Heavy), U.S. Army. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on July 13, 1953. The company positions were overrun by a heavy Chinese attack. He was presumed dead on July 14, 1954. Was 2nd Chem Bn, renamed on Jan 22, 1953

Husband of Mrs. Norma J. Cox of Rochester, New York.

Final Disposition Date: July 14, 1954
Korean War Project Key No: 6241

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