World War II Honoree

William J. Fox

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Lebanon, Pennsylvania

Honored By

VFW Post 23 Ladies Auxiliary

PROUDLY SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY FROM 1941 TO 1951. TOUR OF DUTY DURING WWII INCLUDED NOTABLE NAVAL VICTORIES IN MANILA BAY, OKINAWA IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AND KURILE ISLANDS. RECEIVED CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND RIBBONS WITH FOUR BRONZE STARS, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN MEDAL AND RIBBONS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON AND ONE BRONZE STAR, WWII VICTORY MEDAL RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AND THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL AND RIBBON.