Fox, Oliver Lawrence

Date of birth:: October 8th, 1929 (Mississippi, United States)
Date of death:: 1990
Nationality:: American

Biography

"As a child I remember seeing the picture of the parade that was given in his honor in downtown Vicksburg, Mississippi (which was no small deal for a Black man to have a parade in his honor in 1952 in MS..it was a big event)." - Linda Taylor

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Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Period:: Korean War (1950-1953)
Rank:: Sergeant
Unit:: 7th Infantry Division "Bayonet", U.S. Army
Awarded on:: 1952

Sergeant Oliver Lawrence Fox's Silver Star Citation (Korean War) contains recognition of repeated acts of high valor, both before and after being wounded, during which he not only lead his contingent in combat inflicting heavy casualties on an enemy force heavily out-numbering his own. and after being wounded himself succeeding in rescuing a number of his seriously wounded comrades from certain death or capture by the army. At the April 14, 1952 ceremony in Vicksburg, Mississippi, the principal speaker, Brig. Gen. Peter A. Feringa emphasized the fact that Sgt. Fox as a soldier had not only brought honor to his native city, and state, but he had upheld the highest character in a democracy and brought honor to all those who love the United States.

Headquarters, 7th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 29

Sources

Photo 1: LInda Fox Taylor
- Linda Fox Taylor, sister)
- Oliver Fox - Recipient -