Address: Polk City, Florida Email: Dog(s) :TINA - 9M69 , NONE - TRAINING SUPERVISOR Branch: USAF Unit(s): 635th SPS (U-Tapao) Thailand War(s): Thailand, Vietnam, World War II
Ben & Mary Cox - (2008)
Biography:
Ben gave this information to Dave Broeker on 02/19/2005
DOB:
February 28, 1929
Location: Syracuse, NY. Grew up in North Florida. DOD: March 16, 2009 (Added by Dave Broeker)
Joined the
Army 11/14/1944 at 15½ yrs. old.(Actually ran away from home after death of
mother and joined the Army)
Became a Paratrooper, in the
Parachute Infantry.
Served on NegrosIsland
during the Philippine Campaign.
Left the Army in 1949.
Joined the
Marines & 1st Marine Division in Korea in 1951.
Served with the 1st Marine Division FMF (Infantry) Discharged from the Marines in 1955.
Joined the
Air Force same year, 1955.
Sent straight to 388th Air Police, Etain, France.
Re-assigned to 7425th APS, HahnABGermany.
Rotated to Stead AFB (Arm Forces
Police)
1966 rotated to Etain, AB,
APS.
Re-Rotated to Vandenberg AFB
California.
Reassigned to 377th TSN (RVN) 1967Reassigned to U-Tapao 635th SPS
(RTAB) 1967-1968.
Retired 1968.
Served with
Polk Co. Sheriff's Office 1968-1972.
Served with
Auburndale Police Department, Auburndale, Fl. 1972-1987.
Retired
1987 as Auburndale Chief of Police.
MarriedKatharinaPort in Klaussen, W. Germany
in 1957.
We have
four Sons:
Fritz, AF Academy Class 1981, C-130
Pilot, Retired as Major.
Patrick, served with the 82nd A/B
Division, 3 yrs.Edward, served 23 yrs. US Army
Rangers, retired E-8, recalled and is serving in Iraq.
Gary, served three years US Army, 1st
Infantry Division (Big Red One).
Favorite
saying: Keep the Twins at Bay – “Rigor and Mortise”
