Ira W Cox Page 4

1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

Died A Hero Under the Stars and Stripes

Page 4

Private Ira W. Cox

Company D 22nd Infantry

Ira W. Cox

Courtesy of Richard Hargis

Below are scans of a letter written by Ira in June of 1899.
Though some of the words are cut off on the right margin,
most of what Ira wrote is easy to understand.

He describes the harshness of his environment in the Philippines,
the types of engagements he fought with the insurgents,
his amazement of being in a foreign land,
and his thoughts about getting out of the Army.

Courtesy of Richard Hargis

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Below is an official report of deaths in Company D, signed by First Lieutenant Issac Newell,
who, at the time was Commanding Officer of Ira's Company, Company D 22nd Infantry.
Ira is listed as item number 2. The letter is dated January 3, 1901, nearly a year and a half
after Ira's death. Lieutenant Newell was not aware that Ira had been buried in grave number 170
in the cemetery in Manila.

Thanks to Matthew Westfall for the above document

Ira W. Cox is buried in the San Francisco National Cemetery,
Section ES Site 542

The grave of Ira W. Cox

Photo by cheekymagee

from the Find A Grave website

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