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MICHAEL MILTON COX
Sergeant · U.S. Army
November 13, 1948 – September 3, 1969
Service recordMichael Milton Cox, of Sacramento, California, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on September 3, 1969, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 18W, Line 27 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 18W · Line 27
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice (67A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- November 13, 1948
- Home of record
- Sacramento, California (Sacramento County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 3, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
25 names on the Wall carry the date September 3, 1969; 11 of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In September 1969, 664 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 20 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 18W, Line 27
- TONY CRUZSergeant · September 3, 1969
- NEAL DAVID EPIFANIOSpecialist Four · September 3, 1969
- GARY LEE EVANSSergeant · September 3, 1969
- MCKENZIE W GENWRIGHTCaptain · September 3, 1969
Same unit, same day
- NEAL DAVID EPIFANIOSpecialist Four · Panel 18W, Line 27
- GARY LEE EVANSSergeant · Panel 18W, Line 27
- LEN MARTIN HANAWALDLieutenant Colonel · Panel 18W, Line 28
- CARL PATRICK HUGHESWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 18W, Line 28
- ALAN CARSON MANESSWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 18W, Line 28
- RICHARD CHARLES MILLERCaptain · Panel 18W, Line 29
- LOUIS TRENT MILLSPrivate First Class · Panel 18W, Line 29
- MARVIN EDMUND SCREENSpecialist Four · Panel 18W, Line 29
- LEROY RUTHERFORDCorporal · Panel 18W, Line 30
- BEN FREDERICK SUTTONChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 18W, Line 30
From Sacramento
- IRVING ALBERT SELFSergeant · May 19, 1964
- LEONARD PAUL HUDSONFirst Lieutenant · November 19, 1964
- CRAIG LOUIS HAGENSergeant · June 10, 1965
- DAVID LEVANT FELTPrivate First Class · August 17, 1965
- RICHARD GRIFFITH PHILBINPrivate First Class · February 2, 1966
- PHILLIP ANTHONY LOTTAPrivate First Class · February 25, 1966
- MICHAEL ANTHONY GILSONPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- RICHARD LEE LAWSLieutenant · April 3, 1966
- ROBERT LEE FOSTERPrivate First Class · May 17, 1966
- GERALD C HUNSBARGER IIIPrivate First Class · June 2, 1966
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.