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FOX, Kenneth Whitfield - Date of
birth
17 July 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Weatherford, Parker County, Texas -
Hometown
Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1999935 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
24th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
4th Cavalry Group
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
17 January 1945 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 10 | 17 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John W. Fox (father)
Clara E. Fox (mother)
Boyd P. Fox (brother)
More information
2nd Lt Kenneth W. Fox attended Yuma Union High School.He was wounded in France on 29 July 1944, and returned to duty in October 1944.
He was seriously wounded on 12 January 1945, and died of these wounds five days later.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com - Carole Jacobs Lawson / Jones Osborn, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Yuma Union High School