CPL Guy M. Cox -- East Mount Cemetery, Greenville TX USA - Graves Mentioning a Cause of Death on Waymarking.com

A large grey granite tombstone of CPL Guy M. Cox mentions that he died in the Marne Defensive in the Chateau Thierry sector of France during World War I. He is buried with his younger sister and parents at East Mount Cemetery, Greenville TX USA.

His tombstone reads as follows:

"GUY M. COX
1894
Corporal, Amb. Co. 27
Third Div.
Killed in Action
Marne Defensive
Chateau Thierry sector
July 2. 1918
Son of E.A. and L.M. Cox"

On the Find-A-Grave website, his listing reports excerpts from the local newspaper as follows: (visit link)

"Greenville Evening Banner, Tue, 30 Aug 1921, : 1
Body Of M. Cox Due This Week
__Cox, Guy M.
__World War, The (World War I)

Greenville Evening Banner, Wed, 31 Aug 1921, : 1
Body Of Guy M. Cox Will Arrive Tomorrow
__Cox, Guy M.
__World War, The (World War I)

Greenville Evening Banner, Thu, 1 Sep 1921, : 1
Funeral Of Guy M. Cox This Afternoon (East Mount Burial)
__Cox, Guy M.
__World War, The (World War I)"

Type of Death Listed: War related (Killed in Action) Cause of death inscription on headstone: Killed in Action Website (if available): [Web Link]

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