USS MYLES C. FOX DE-546

MYLES CROSBY FOX

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, April 2016

Myles Crosby Fox was born in New York City 13 October 1918; graduated from Williams College in 1939; enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve 4 May 1939; was commissioned second lieutenant 29 November 1940; and promoted to first lieutenant 11 April 1942. In the initial assault on the Solomons, Fox was with a Marine Raider battalion during the seizure of Tulagi on the night of 7 August 1942. He ignored mortal wounds to deploy his men skillfully in filling a key gap in the American lines, thus repulsing an enemy attack with heavy losses. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his great valor.