Herman Cox World War II Interview

Herman Cox World War II Interview

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States

United States -- History, Military.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.

Merchant marine -- United States -- History.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area.

Herman Cox was a Merchant Marine during the Second World War. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on March 15, 2007, Cox talked about his experiences, and how the Merchant Marine contributed to the war effort. Cox was born on August 23, 1927, in Pleasanton, Kansas. As a teenager, he worked at the Kansas City Terminal Railway Company. He joined the Merchant Marine on September 26, 1944. He received training on Santa Catalina Island. During his service, he worked on several tankers transporting oil along the West coast. Following the war, Cox married his wife, Bettie Weems, on September 26, 1947. He passed away in 2017.

Cox, Herman

Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project

Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)

2007-03-15

Johnston, Pattie

Kansas State Historical Society

The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/

To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/cox-herman-wwii-interview-20070315

Obituary: https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=herman-cox&pid=185219176&fhid=24989

The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.

Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm

MP4

eng

Oral History

Herman_Cox WWII Interview 20070315

California

1941 - 1947

VHS

2:04:47

127 kbit/s (audio)

1625 kbit/s (video)

Johnston, Pattie

Cox, Herman

Douglas County (Kan.)