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FOX, Chris Peter Jr - Date of
birth
2 December 1920 -
Age
24 -
Place of birth
El Paso County, Texas -
Hometown
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1824741 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
273rd Infantry Regiment,
69th Infantry Division,
Heavy Weapons Platoon
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 February 1945 - Place of
death
Giescheid, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 11 | 53 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Chris P. Fox (father)
Gladys E. (Lundy) Fox (mother)
Ellen A. Fox (sister)
Carolyn Fox (sister)
More information
1st Lt Chris P. Fox Jr. graduated from El Paso High School, where he was a member of the football team for three years. One year, he was the team captain.He enlisted at Fort Bliss, Texas on 17 August 1942. , when he was attending New Mexico A. and M. College.
He is remembered at a pub, The Fox, in Crawley, Hampshire, UK: https://www.facebook.com/TheFoxCrawley/photos/
pcb.384968225642474/384968158975814/?type=3&theater
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Texas Birth Certificates / WWII Enlistment Record, http://69th-infantry-division.com, www.myheritage.nl - El Paso Herald Post-News
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - El Paso High School Yearbook 1936