DOB/DOD: August 12, 1925 (Norwalk, CT) – February 3, 1945; 19 years old
MARITAL STATUS: Unmarried
LOCAL ADDRESS: 84 Main Street, Norwalk
NOTE: Listed in the 1940 census as residing at the St Francis Orphan Asylum, 75 Hamilton Street, New Haven.
ENLISTMENT: November 1, 1943
SERVICE NUMBER: 31407340
UNIT: B Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
FAMILY: Born to William Augustus Fox [WWI veteran] (1891-1958) and Gertrude Elizabeth Hickey Fox Ayers (1900-1972). Two brothers, William P. (1925-2012) and Francis L. (1927-2000). One sister, Anna Louise Fox Geroly (1923-2008). Four half-sisters, Mary Jane Fox (1930-2001), Helen Louise Fox DeFlorio (1934-2001), Rose M. Fox Bergeron (1936-2016), and Karen L. Fox Hall (1950-). Three half-brothers, Walter A. (1932-), Jesse Solomon Fox (1933-1998), and Harold F. (1945-2013).
DECORATIONS: Awarded the Purple Heart Medal.
CIRCUMSTANCES: Killed In Action near the Prüm River, Germany.
From The Norwalk Hour March 2, 1945
PFC George T.M. Fox, 19, son of Mrs. Gertrude Ayers of RFD #2, Westport, was killed in Germany in February while in combat with the 8th Infantry. Mrs. Ayers received word of her son’s fate on February 21. PFC Fox entered the service in November 1943 and received his training at Fort McClelland, Alabama. He was sent overseas in May 1944 and participated in the D-Day invasion. He graduated from the Highland Heights school in New Haven and was employed at the Marathon Novelty Company of Norwalk before entering the service. A brother, William, is also in the service with the Army somewhere overseas.
PFC Fox is buried in Luxembourg American Cemetery, 50 Val du Scheid, 2517 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg; Plot I, Row 8, Grave 2.
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