Date of birth: 26 Jul 1917
Date of death: 24 Dec 1944

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Burial Information

Section 04 (Click Here for Section Map)
Cemetery: Odd Fellows Cemetery
Plot: 0195-04
Status: Occupied

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Veteran Information

Branch: USNR (Mississippi)
Rank: SK 1C - Storekeeper 1st Class Petty Officer
War/Campaign: WORLD WAR II
Killed in Action: Yes
KIA Date: 24 Dec 1944
KIA Campaign: WORLD WAR II
Military Notes:
Killed in Action, Died of Wounds, or Lost Lives as a result of Operational Movements in War Zones
Dead (Combat)

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Notes

Military Inscription
MISSISSIPPI
SK IC USNR
WORLD WAR II

SI-c Dudley Cox Drowns
In The South Pacific

Sl-c Dudley Cox, 27, son of Mrs. Irene Cox and the late H. D. Cox of Tchula, was drowned in the South Pacific in line of duty and service of his country. His wife was notified by an official Navy Department telegram received December 29th.

Sl-c Cox was a graduate of Tchula High School and Draughon’s Busineaa College in Jackson. Shortly after his graduation he was married to the former Miss Jeanette Gulledge of Jackson on August 31, 1937.

Prior to entering the service he was a bookkeeper for Joe Williams Electric Company in Jackson. He volunteered at the New Orleans Navy recruiting office March 15, 1942 and had been overseas thirty months in the Pacific War Sector. On December 1, 1944, he received the promotion to Chief Petty Officer. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jeanette Gulledge Cox of Jackson, and his mother, Mrs. Irene Cox of Tchula.

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