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Cox, Athol Herman

Title

Cox, Athol Herman

Last Name

Cox

First and Middle Name

Athol Herman

Nicknames or Other Names

"Puss"

Hometown

Wytheville, VA

Birth Date

12/17/1894

Birthplace

Wytheville, VA

Death Date

1/24/1920

Cause of Death

N/a

Place of Death

N/a

VPI Graduating Class

1917

Undergraduate Major

Mechanical Engineering

Graduated

Y

Service Branch

Reserve Officers

Unit

Infantry

Rank

Captain

Retired Rank

N/a

Military Events

Training May 1917 + Captured + Escaped + Wounded

1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet

Y

Files

Collection

VPI Class of 1917

Citation

“Cox, Athol Herman,” VPI in World War I, accessed December 18, 2024, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/99.

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