Cox, Simon Timothy Jr
In TAJI, IRAQ on February 2, 2006, the ARMY lost CPT Cox, Simon Timothy Jr of DALLAS, TX, 30, serving with COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 66TH ARMOR, 1 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
CPT Cox, Simon Timothy Jr, 30 years old, grew up in DALLAS, TX and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 66TH ARMOR, 1 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
On February 2, 2006, the ARMY lost CPT Cox, Simon Timothy Jr in TAJI, IRAQ. He was 30. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.
DALLAS, TX is where Cox, Simon Timothy Jr came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Cox, Simon Timothy Jr was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 to August 2010). The conflict concluded in August 2010. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Kennedy, Brian Matthew, Beaupre, Ryan Anthony, Gutierrez, Jose, Waters-bey, Kendall Damon.