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JOSEPH WILLIAM COX
Captain · U.S. Army
December 20, 1941 – September 12, 1969
Service recordJoseph William Cox, of Johns Island, South Carolina, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on September 12, 1969, in Long An Province, South Vietnam, at age 27. His name is inscribed on Panel 18W, Line 74 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 18W · Line 74
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Infantry Unit Commander (1542)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 9 INF DIV
- Born
- December 20, 1941
- Home of record
- Johns Island, South Carolina (Charleston County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 12, 1969
- Age
- 27
- Province
- Long An
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
14 names on the Wall carry the date September 12, 1969; he was the only one lost in Long An Province that day. In September 1969, 664 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 9th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 19 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 18W, Line 74
- ROBERT PAUL WIESNETHFirst Lieutenant · September 11, 1969
- FREDERICK WILHELMStaff Sergeant · September 11, 1969
- LEO JAMES BROUSSARD JRSpecialist Four · September 12, 1969
- STEPHEN ANTHONY DESANTISChief Warrant Officer 2 · September 12, 1969
From Johns Island
- LUCIEN ROBINSONPrivate First Class · February 21, 1968
- ISIAH SIMMONSCaptain · August 24, 1968
- HARRISON WINE JRPrivate First Class · March 11, 1969
- ROBERT DAVID WALDENCaptain · March 15, 1970
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.