Luther Christian Cox

Military
media-43868.jpeg UPL 43868 Luther Christian Cox

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Object Number - UPL 43868 - Luther Christian Cox

Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down in Jan 43 in 'Double Trouble' Cox wrote book in 1990 'Always Fighting the Enemy' A true account of his Prisoner of War (POW) experiences. Completed 21 missions 23 bomber missions (10 ETO & 13 African). Shot down on 19 January 1943. Prisoner of War (POW) until liberated by Patton 29 April 1945.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Double Trouble
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of war

19 January 1943 - 29 April 1945

Died

7 June 2003

Born

Orlando, Florida

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Lt Col Luther Cox was personally known by me since 1975. He was my AFJROTC instructor at Oak Ridge High School, and he was set to officiate my retirement on July 18, 2003, but he died just one month earlier at his home in Orlando, Florida. His retirement rank is a matter of official record. From 1984 to 1990, attempts were made to effect federal legislation to promote him to Colonel on the retired list, but those efforts were unsuccessful.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 64 , MACR 15484, self & Page 240 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998, D790.A2S45

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