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David Lorrain Cox Jr.

Born: 10 May 1922, Provo, Utah, Utah United States
Died: 27 July 1945, Pacific Ocean
Served In: World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Rank: Aviation Radioman 1st Class
Service Notes: While flying at low altitude over rough seas to investigate a reported sighting, a large ocean swell caught the nose of his aircraft and pulled it into the water. The impact was devastating, and the plane sank immediately, claiming his life at only 23 years old.

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The Banyan (1941)

David Lorrain Cox Jr. was included in the BYU yearbook The Banyan in 1941 in a list of BYU War Heroes. Source: Brigham Young University. The Banyan. Vol. 27. Provo, UT: Associate Students of Brigham Young University, 1941.