World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
William S. Fox
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Brooks, West Virginia
Honored By
Bruce Bennett
Relationship
Distant Cousin
ON APRIL 6, 1943, HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY AND WAS SENT OVERSEAS IN OCTOBER 1943. PARTICIPATED IN THE CAMPAIGN ON LEYTE. HE WAS CITED FOR BRAVERY FOR THE RESCUE OF WOUNDED COMRADES IN THE JUNGLE ON BOUGAINVILLE. KILLED IN ACTION ON CEBU ISLAND IN THE PHILIPPINES.