Coxe, Alexander Bacon, 1910-
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Alexander Bacon Coxe, Jr., was a captain in the United States Navy. Born in Arizona in 1910, he represents the third generation of military officers in his family. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Coxe served aboard battleships, minecraft, and destroyers, in a variety of capacities. During World War II he commanded minelayers and destroyers. In 1958 he commanded Destroyer Squadron 8 out of Newport, R.I. He was at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during the Bay of Pigs invasion.
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| creatorOf | Alexander B. Coxe, Jr., Papers, 1928-1945, 1958 | East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library |
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| associatedWith | Breese (Destroyer) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Oglala (Ship) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Parrott (Destroyer) | corporateBody |
| alumnusOrAlumnaOf | United States Naval Academy. | corporateBody |
| memberOf | United States. Navy | corporateBody |
| memberOf | United States. Navy. Asiatic Fleet. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Van Valkenburgh (Destroyer) | corporateBody |
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| Guantánamo | 10 | CU | |
| Arizona | AZ | US | |
| Annapolis | MD | US | |
| Newport | RI | US |
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| Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945 |
| Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 |
| World War, 1939-1945 |
| World War, 1939-1945 |
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