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Joseph
B.
Cox

Home:

Plymouth

, 

North Carolina

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Batallion:

    Composite Squadron 94 (VC-94)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Shamrock Bay (CVE-84)

    Action Date:

    May 10, 1945
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 367 (September 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Ensign Joseph B. Cox, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot in Composite Squadron NINETY-FOUR (VC-94), embarked in U.S.S. SHAMROCK BAY (CVE-84), over the Ryukyu Islands, on 10 May 1945.