World War II Honoree

Alonzo P. Fox

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

St. Louis, Missouri

Honored By

National Infantry Foundation

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO FORT BENNING AS AN INFANTRY INSTRUCTOR. SOON HE WAS PROMOTED TO BRIGADIER GENERAL AND ASSIGNED AS ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF X CORPS. IN 1943 HE BECAME THE ASSISTANT DIVISION COMMANDER OF THE 102ND INFANTRY DIVISION AND SERVED WITH THE DIVISION THROUGHOUT THE CAMPAIGNS IN NORTHERN FRANCE, THE RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. LATER SERVED AS GENERAL MACARTHUR'S DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF. EARNED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL, SILVER STAR, LEGION OF MERIT, BRONZE STAR AND NUMEROUS CAMPAIGN AND COMMENDATION MEDALS.