World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Jack Junior Fox
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Flint, Michigan
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
Rank: Private First Class. Inducted into the United States Marine Corps November 26, 1942 at Detroit, Michigan, completing basic training with the First Recruit Battalion Recruit Depot; Marine Corps Base San Diego, California. Upon his graduation from Boot Camp, he was transferred to Camp Pendleton Oceanside, California for combat training. Following infantry training, he served as a Rifleman with Lima Company, Third Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment a subordinate unit of the Second Marine Division Location: Central Pacific Theater of Operations. His division participated in the amphibious assault against the Imperial Japanese forces in the Battle of Tarawa. The combat engagement took place on the Island of Betio Location: Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands Code Name: Operation Galvanic. Reported missing in action or buried at sea Monday, November 22, 1943 succeeding the invasion. In remembrance of the brave, his name is permanently inscribed in the tablets of the missing, memorialized at Honolulu Memorial Location: Honolulu, Hawaii. This American Patriot was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously, for his ultimate sacrifice in defense of his country.