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TIMOTHY ROBERT COX
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
May 27, 1945 – March 13, 1967
Service recordTimothy Robert Cox, of Canton, Ohio, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on March 13, 1967, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 16E, Line 72 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 16E · Line 72
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- May 27, 1945
- Home of record
- Canton, Ohio (Stark County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 13, 1967
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date March 13, 1967; three of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In March 1967, 1,091 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 16E, Line 72
- JERRY LEE BORGENSPrivate First Class · March 13, 1967
- WALTER LEE CLEMENTSPetty Officer Third Class · March 13, 1967
- PAUL WINIFORD HARRISPrivate First Class · March 13, 1967
- FRANKLIN DANIEL HITESpecialist Four · March 13, 1967
From Canton
- JAMES PRESTON COATSSergeant · January 25, 1966
- WILLIAM HAROLD BORDNERLieutenant Colonel · February 16, 1966
- PAUL ALLEN HAINESLance Corporal · April 2, 1966
- JURIS PUDULSSpecialist Four · June 24, 1966
- RONALD K GRAYLance Corporal · June 25, 1966
- FRANK PAUL HUDAKPrivate First Class · August 25, 1966
- WILLIAM RICHARD MASTERSSpecialist Four · September 27, 1966
- THOMAS RALPH MURPHYFirst Lieutenant · November 6, 1966
- ROBERT LEE BORGERPrivate First Class · November 22, 1966
- JAMES NELSON WYMERPrivate First Class · December 15, 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.