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FOX, Woodrow Wilson - Date of
birth
1 April 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Kaufman County, Texas -
Hometown
Kaufman County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1296354 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
unknown -
Unit
334th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Leiffarth, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 20 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
Lucian N. Fox (father)
Lettie (LaRoe) Fox (mother)
Joseph E. Fox (brother)
Mary L. Fox (sister)
Jennie F. Fox (sister)
Jack Fox (brother)
Annie R. Fox (sister)
Lucian N. Fox (sister)
More information
Capt Woodrow W. Fox attended Ola and Kaufman High Schools.He joined the National Guard on 25 November 1940 in Terrell, Texas. He was sent to the Officers Training Cours at Fort Benning and was sent to Europe in September 1944.
He is remembered at Fox Cemetery in Rand, Texas.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspaperarchive.com - Kaufman Herald, Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Kaufman County, Texas, www.ancestry.com - FoxCemeteryAssociation