Fox, Jack J.
Marine Reserves Private

Jack J. Fox, age 23, from Flint, Michigan, Genesee county.

Parents: John G. Fox

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Monday, November 22, 1943
Death details: On December 6, 2016, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Private First Class Jack Junior Fox, missing from World War II. Private First Class Fox entered the U.S. Marine Corps from Michigan and was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Division. He was killed in action during the Battle of Tarawa on November 22, 1943, and was buried on the atoll. His remains were disinterred after the war but could not be identified, and he was reburied as an unknown in Hawaii. However, modern forensic techniques allowed for the identification of his remains.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency