Individual Details

Bob Kenneth Cosby

(10 Jun 1922 - 18 Mar 1999)

Military Service
World War II (1941-1945)
Cosby, Bob Kenneth (1922-1999)
Private First Class - United States Air Corps
Enlisted: 23 Dec 1942
Discharaged: 31 Dec 1945

Events

Birth10 Jun 1922Alabama
Census (family)-shared2 Apr 1930(Ozy Frances Cosby and Ethel Exie Greer) Eufaula, Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Census (family)-shared6 Apr 1940(Ozy Frances Cosby and Ethel Exie Greer) Eufaula, Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Marriage28 Aug 1942Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama - Frances Lucille Coker
Military16 Dec 1942Enlistment - Fort McClellan, Calhoun County, Alabama
Death18 Mar 1999Liberty, Elmore County, Alabama
BurialLiberty Baptist Church Cemetery, Elmore County, Alabama

Families

SpouseFrances Lucille Coker (1922 - 2017)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
ChildRobert Wayne Cosby (1959 - 2001)
ChildLiving
FatherOzy Frances Cosby (1888 - 1948)
MotherEthel Exie Greer (1895 - 1978)
SiblingFrances Antoinette Cosby (1914 - 1997)
SiblingMary Kate Cosby (1919 - 2010)
SiblingBaby Cosby (1925 - 1925)
SiblingOzy Greer Cosby (1926 - 2018)
SiblingWilliam Daniel Cosby Sr. (1931 - 2010)

Notes

Census (family)-shared

Ozie F Cosby Head Male 46 Alabama - Farmer
Ethel C Cosby Wife Female 34 Alabama
Antonette Cosby Daughter Female 15 Alabama
Kattie Cosby Daughter Female 10 Alabama
Bob Cosby Son Male 7 Alabama
Greer Cosby Son Male 3 Alabama

Census (family)-shared

Ocie F Cosby Head Male 52 Alabama - Farmer, private farm
Ethel E Cosby Wife Female 44 Alabama - House keeper, private home
Robert K Cosby Son Male 17 Alabama - Fireman Janitor, high school
Greer Cosby Son Male 13 Alabama
William D Cosby Son Male 8 Alabama
Nolen Hancock Lodger Male 24 Alabama - Athletic coach, high school

Marriage

Bob Kenneth Cosby
Gender: Male
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 28 Aug 1942
Event Date: 29 Aug 1942
Event Place: Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States
Event Place: Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama
Father's Name: Ocie F Cosby
Spouse's Name: Frances Lucile Coker
Spouse's Gender: Female

Military

Bob K Cosby
Name (Original): COSBY BOB K
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 16 Dec 1942
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Event Place: Ft Mcclellan, Alabama, United States
Race: White
Citizenship Status: citizen
Birth Year: 1922
Birthplace: ALABAMA
Education Level: 3 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Skilled occupations in fabrication of textile products, n.e.c.
Marital Status: Single, with dependents
Military Rank: Private
Army Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Army Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source Reference: Civil Life
Serial Number: 34585739

Endnotes

1. United States Census, 1930 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3KTX-G2M.

2. United States Census, 1940 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V15Z-5YD.

3. Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:29NS-HWG.

4. Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21D-FXYB.

5. Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21D-FX1S.

6. United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8Y9-Z92.

7. United States Social Security Death Index https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPB8-9J4.

8. Find A Grave Memorial 95849562.