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PVT Kenneth Laverne Cox
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PVT Kenneth Laverne Cox Veteran

Birth
Fairbury, Jefferson County, Nebraska, USA
Death
6 May 1942 (aged 23)
Corregidor Island, Cavite Province, CALABARZON, Philippines
Monument
Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map
Plot
Tablets of the Missing - United States Marine Corps - Remains not recovered
Memorial ID
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Private Kenneth L. Cox participated in the defense of the Philippine Islands, including the siege of Corregidor, as a member of Company A, First Battalion, 4th Marines.

Cox was listed as missing in action when Corregidor fell. His death was reported by the Red Cross on 12 February 1943; his official date of death was fixed as 6 May 1942, the day of the surrender. However, information supplied and collected by members of his regiment suggest that Cox was actually killed on 3 May 1942. The circumstances surrounding his death are not known

Cox's remains were not recovered from the battlefield. Source: Missing Marines.
Private Kenneth L. Cox participated in the defense of the Philippine Islands, including the siege of Corregidor, as a member of Company A, First Battalion, 4th Marines.

Cox was listed as missing in action when Corregidor fell. His death was reported by the Red Cross on 12 February 1943; his official date of death was fixed as 6 May 1942, the day of the surrender. However, information supplied and collected by members of his regiment suggest that Cox was actually killed on 3 May 1942. The circumstances surrounding his death are not known

Cox's remains were not recovered from the battlefield. Source: Missing Marines.

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Arkansas.



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  • Maintained by: steve s
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56775243/kenneth_laverne-cox: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Kenneth Laverne Cox (29 Apr 1919–6 May 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56775243, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines; Maintained by steve s (contributor 47126287).