In the fading light of a November evening in 1942, a dedicated public servant, 26-year-old Charles Gordon Cox, lost his life in the line of duty in Gadsden, Alabama. A patrolman with the Gadsden Police Department for two years, Cox was a married father of two who was committed to protecting his community.
On November 17th, while on patrol with his partner, Cox responded to a robbery in progress at the intersection of 3rd and Chestnut Streets. As they arrived on the scene, the suspect, see
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