Chester Charles Cox

Military

media-31126.jpeg UPL 31126 Colonel Chester C. Cox
388th BG Group Commander
7 October 1944 thru end of hostilities 388th Bomb Group collection

Object Number - UPL 31126 - Colonel Chester C. Cox 388th BG Group Commander 7 October 1944 thru end of hostilities

Retired from the USAF with the rank of Brigadier General

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Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Grand Rapids, Minnesota	3 May 1916
Died	Hennepin County, MN, USA	21 May 2010	Brig. Gen. Chester C. Cox, 94, of Eden Prairie, Minn., died Friday, May 21, 2010. The retired brigadier general was a modest, quiet, well-respected gentleman dedicated to his country. He was an avid fisherman and hunter who loved the outdoors, mountains and trout streams. He was a World War II pilot of the B-17 bomber and completed 25 aerial missions. He was the first United States heavy bombardment pilot to drop bombs in direct support of the landings in France on D-Day. He was group commander of the 388th bomb group from 1943-1945. In 1964, he serviced under the Joint Chiefs of Staff-Pentagon. He moved 58 times, living throughout the United States and overseas. For the last 17 years, he resided in Eden Prairie. In 2009, he was presented with the Eden Prairie Veterans award. He was awarded the following medals: Air Force and Army Commendations, American and National Defense Service Medals, American and European Theater Ribbons, World War II Victory Medal. Well done, good and faithful servant. (note: 388th BG website lists him flying 23 combat missions. He was group commander from October 1944 thru the end of the war)
Buried/ Commemorated	Minneapolis, MN, USA	25 May 2010	Fort Snelling National Cemetery • Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA Plot SECTION 19 SITE 1651