John R. Fox
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Died when: 29 years 222 days (355 months)Star Sign: Taurus
John Robert Fox (May 18, 1915 – December 26, 1944) was a United States Army first lieutenant who was killed in action after calling in artillery fire on the enemy during World War II.
In 1997, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration for valor, for his actions on December 26, 1944, in the vicinity of Sommocolonia, Italy.
It is believed that he called in his own coordinates because he was in an area overran with German soldiers.
Fox and six other African Americans who served in World War II were awarded the Medal of Honor on January 12, 1997.
The Medal of Honor was posthumously presented to Fox by President Bill Clinton on January 13, 1997, during a Medal of Honor ceremony for the seven recipients at the White House in Washington, D.C.
The seven recipients awarded in 1997 are the only Black Americans to be awarded the Medal of Honor for World War II.
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