HEACOX, Pvt Harry William^[1]

1895 - 1948  (52 years)

• Name	HEACOX, Harry William
  Title	Pvt
  Birth	24 Jun 1895	Harmony, Clay County, Indiana, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Apr 1948	IOOF Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas, USA   [2]
  	Harry William HEACOX •Given Name: Harry William •Surname: Heacox •Sex: M •Birth: 24 Jun 1895 in Harmony, Indiana •Death: 16 Apr 1948 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas •Burial: Eureka Springs, Arkansas Father: John J. HEACOX b: 14 Oct 1867 Mother: Ella Sutton RODEFER b: 19 Jan 1874 in Benwood, Indiana Marriage; 1 Constance DUTTON •Note: Children: 1. Living HEACOX 2. John William HEACOX b: 22 May 1942 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas Sources: 1.Title: The Heacox Family by Constance Heacox Mikiska Page: page 19 2.Title: The Heacox Family by Constance Heacox Mikiska Page: page 20 =================================== HEACOX, HARRY W. Private, U.S. Army Company I, 131st Infantry Regiment, 33d Division, A.E.F. Date of Action: November 10, 1918 Citation: The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harry W. Heacox, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bois-de-Harville, France, November 10, 1918. After performing several dangerous missions as a company runner, Private Heacox volunteered to go forward with an officer to attack a machine-gun nest that was causing heavy casualties. Though the officer was killed in the attempt, Private Heacox captured the nest, took command of the company on his own initiative, and carried it forward to its objective. General Orders 71, W.D., 1919 Home Town: Indianapolis, IN ==================================== Harry Williams Heacox, Pvt, Distinguished Service Cross, Marion County, Indiana Co. I, 334th Reg., 33rd Div. "The distinguished service Cross cited by Major Bell and General Pershing. On the day before the armistice was signed on the Metz front, near Bois d'Arville, Private Heacox, put a German machine-gun nest of action taking command of this company, after all his officers and noncommissioned officers had been killed, leading them to their objective. He volunteered to go forward with Lt. Milton E. Wilson of Kirkland, Illinois, who was killed going forward, and put the machine-gun nest out with his rifle. When he returned to his company with all the commission and noncommissioned officers being killed, there were only 30 men left of the original Co., who had been previously killed and wounded by this German gun nest, who he lead forward, gaining their objective. When orders came for the evacuation of the position only 18 men remained for Heacox to lead. Heacox began service in the front lines when picking Companies of his Regiment now being with the Australians in Amiens. In the early part of September 1918, the Australians were transferred to the American front on the edge of the Argonne Forest where they served until October 15 when they were transferred to Metz, where he was wounded and distinguished himself on November 10, 1918." Wounded by shrapnel in his left arm, hospitalized St. Mihiel, Toul, Savenay, Brest, France and Greenhut Hospital, New York. ==================================== 1940 United States Federal Census Census & Voter Lists Name: Harry W Heacox Spouse: Counstance Heacox Birth: 1895 - Indiana Residence: 1935 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois Residence: Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas ===================================== HIS WIFE: Constance DUTTON •Given Name: Constance •Surname: Dutton •Sex: F •Birth: *Death: Father: Ira Jay DUTTON (FAG# 34658515) Mother: Charlotte HARRINGTON (FAG# 34658231) Marriage: 1 Harry William HEACOX b: 24 Jun 1895 in Harmony, Indiana Children: 1. Living HEACOX 2. John William HEACOX b: 22 May 1942 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas Marriage: 2 Jerry F. MIKISKA ======================================= Title "The Heacox family : with Hickock, Heacock, Hickok, Hickox, revolutionary and census lists / compiled by Constance Heacox Mikiska." Short Title Hickock Genealogy (Constance Dutton Heacox Mikiska) Author Mikiska, Constance Dutton Heacox, 1908- Publisher (Eureka Springs, Ark. : s.n., 1960); Control No.: 7497717 Call Number LCCN: CS71.H432 1960; Repository Central Los Angeles Public Library MEDI Book Source ID S539 Text Description: 34, [1] p. : ill., map., ports. ; 23 cm. Notes: Includes index. Subjects: Hickcox family. ========================================= Harry W. Heacox Dies in Arkansas Sycamore relatives received word Monday morning of the death of Harry W. Heacox, husband of the former Connie Dutton of Sycamore who passed away on Friday afternoon at his home in Eureka Springs, Ark. He had been in ill health for an extended period of time. While in the service during World War I he was seriously injured. Mr. and Mrs. Heacox and their ten year old son, Harry Jay, resided in the same house with Miss Abba Harrington, an aunt of Mrs. Heacox. Mr. Heacox is also survived by a sister, Mrs. Sanborn, who resides in a Chicago suburb. Contributor: Andrina S Todus [1]
  Death	16 Apr 1948	Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas, USA   [1]
  Age	52 years
  Person ID	P1502	Dutton Ancestry
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

  Family	DUTTON, Constance Durant (unproven)           b. 1 Apr 1908, White Plains, Westchester County, New York, USA           d. 5 Apr 1984, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA (Age 76 years)  [1]
  Family ID	F5233	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 Jun 1895 - Harmony, Clay County, Indiana, USA Burial - Apr 1948 - IOOF Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas, USA Death - 16 Apr 1948 - Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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