LTC Lewis Cox

Army | Infantry Officer

Dates of Service: Jun 1954 - Oct 1970

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Commissioning Source: ROTC, Jun 1954

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Military Experiences

Recon Platoon Leader

Ha company, 15th Inf Regt, 3rd Inf Div | Fort Moore, GA

First Reconn Plt at. Bn level went to: US Army's largest Manuever in LA. Over 4 Divisions plus Special Forces. In excess of 150,000 Troups! OPERATION SAGEBRUSH

Deployments

(3 years)

Sep 1956 - Aug 1959

Germany

Pulled out of 3 rd ID and sent to Frankfurt West Germany for 3 Yr tour with The Army Security Agency, Rtn to Benning in Aug 1959 to attend Inf Career Crs. From Career Crs went to 1st ID at Ft. Ryley for 2 years. Volunteered for Vietnam and arrived in Saigon First day of 1962 assigned as Senior advisor to 2nd Bn 15 th Independent ARVN, Infantry Regiment. Returned to Ban My Thout Vietnam July 1958 assigned as Senior Advisor to ARVN Regiment keeping Vietnam from being cut into! Five military hospitals and placed on Disability Retired List 90% in Oct 1970

Military Credentials

Professional Development Schools

Mar 1956 - May 1956

Parachute School

Additional Specialization(s)

1958

2110: Adjutant or Adjutant General

Security Clearance

Top Secret

Academic Degrees

1970 - 1974

Auburn University

Bachelor's Degree, Education - Middle Childhood Education

1952 - 1954

In of Georgia

Bachelor's Degree, English - Literature