Sergt., C Co., 81st Div., 317th M. G.; son of S. H. and Loro Cox, of Lee County; husband of Mrs. Daisy Cox. Entered service Sept. 7, 1917, at Jonesboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Hancock, then to Camp Mills. Sailed for France July 31, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne, Vosges Mtn., St. Die Sector. Returned to USA April 20, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Mills, April 23, 1919.