Cox Brothers-Military Service in Pacific-Viet Nam Era
The previous submital at this link for James Reagan Cox has been replaced.
These 2 brothers served in the U.S. Air Force in the Pacific Theatre during the Viet Nam War. Sgt. Cox was in security operations during his entire 4 year term of service. During his 2nd year of service, SSgt Cox was on a short term special assignment to support ‘Operation Arc Light’ during the aerial campaign against North Vietnam. Duties during this assignment consisted largely of playing a supporting role for Air Force intelligence personnel in identifying military targets. For details on this campaign, see :
After returning stateside, SSgt Cox was accepted as a military photo instructor at Lowry AFB in Denver. He spent the last 2 years of his 4-1/2 year assignment teaching newly enlisted airmen at the Air Force Photo School, & he was honorably discharged in 1973.
James Reagan Cox 1833-1913 is the son of John and Elizabeth Regan Cox. John 1810-1884 was born in Washington Co TN and is the son of James and Fanny Mabry Cox. His father was also James 1859-1810 from Prince William VA. DNA testing has proven that the Cox line and Curd Cox line out of Henry Cox are not related.
This Cox family settled in Beaver Ridge [Karns] in 1818 and owned over 1,500 acres of land. Sons of James Sr and Fanny Mabary Cox were James Jr, Thomas, Joseph, Abraham and John.
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