Thomas Henry Fox Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
398th.org
Object Number - UPL 55647 - Thomas Fox Jr
Assigned 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Bischoffsheim in B-17 42-102610 'Boomerang'; never made assembly, seen to explode on impact with sea near Beachy Head. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11243
Awards: AM (OLC), EAME (2 x Battle Stars), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17113914 / O-760600
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Boomerang
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Crisfield, Maryland | 1 May 1917 | Son of Thomas Henry Sr and Nellie Jane [Sterling] Fox. |
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Enlisted |
Baltimore, MD | 2 December 1942 | Baltimore, Maryland |
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Died |
Off Beachy Head | 30 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Bischoffsheim in B-17 42-102610 'Boomerang'; never made assembly, seen to explode on impact with sea near Beachy Head. KIA MACR 11243 |
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Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK | |
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Buried |
Baltimore National Cemetery Baltimore, Baltimore City, MD | Re-Interred Baltimore National Cemetery Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland | |
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Based |
Nuthampstead | 30 December 1944 | Assigned 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorlderouin107
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Sources
Thomas Fox Jr. was my LATE wife's Uncle. The Family Nickname for him was Buddy.
Lawrence Derouin
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11243; 398th History, Vol II
