Douglas Harold Fox
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| Douglas Harold Faox | |
|---|---|
| March 26, 1905 - November 13, 1942 | |
| Place of birth | Walled Lake, Michigan |
| Place of death | KIA at Guadalcanal |
| Years of service | 1926-1942 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Commander |
| Commands | USS Barton |
| Battles/wars | Naval Battle of Guadalcanal |
| Awards | Navy Cross |
Douglas Harold Fox (26 March 1905 - 13 November 1942) was a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy. He died during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in World War II.
Born in Walled Lake, Michigan, Douglas Fox graduated from the United States Naval Academy on 3 June 1926. After service in various ships and shore stations, he was given command of the newly commissioned destroyer Barton (DD-599) on 29 May 1942.
Lieutenant Commander Fox went down with his ship when she was torpedoed and sunk in the naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. Fox also later received an Award star in lieu of a second Navy Cross for earlier actions on 26 and 30 October and 3 November in which he had rescued downed aviators and survivors of Hornet (CV-8) under hazardous conditions.
[edit] See also
See USS Douglas H. Fox (DD-779) for a destroyer named in his honor.
[edit] References
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
- history.navy.mil: USS Douglas H. Fox, Dictionary of Naval Fighting Ships.
Categories: Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships | 1905 births | 1942 deaths | American military personnel of World War II | Navy Cross recipients | United States Navy officers | United States Naval Academy graduates | People from Michigan | American World War II killed in action
