S1c Virgil Cox, USNR - The Battle Off Samar



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The Battle Off Samar -
Taffy III at Leyte Gulf
5th Edition (2010)
by Robert Jon Cox

'Echoes From Off Samar' by Evan Hollis Crawforth

This web site and my book
are dedicated to the memory of
my great-uncle:

Virgil Cox
1922-1995

S1c Virgil Cox, USNR - Ribbons

S1c Virgil Cox, USNR

Seaman First Class, USNR
Plankowner, crewmember, and survivor
of the sinking of
USS GAMBIER BAY (CVE 73)

S1c Virgil Cox, USNR (at left)

S1c Virgil Cox (at left) with two unidentified men

S1c Virgil Cox, USNR

S1c Virgil Cox, USNR with friend

Virgil Cox enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve on March 19, 1943. He received his basic training at Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois.

Served on the following ships:

USS NASHVILLE

USS GAMBIER BAY (CVE 73), 1st Division

USS YF742

According to his service record, he participated in the following campaigns:

Occupation of Marianas, 14 June to 2 August 1944.

Occupation of Peleliu, Palau, 15 September to 21 September 1944.

Occupation of Leyte, Philippines, 20 October to 25 October 1944.

Was entitled to the following awards:

Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Award (ALNAV 104-44)

American Theater

Philippine Liberation

World War II Victory Ribbon

Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon with bronze star

Virgil Cox was honorably discharged at NTC Great Lakes, Illinois on December 14, 1945. He was a life-long resident of Marenisco, Gogebic County, Michigan.


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