Alonzo Patrick Fox

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Alonzo Patrick Fox
St. Louis University (BCS, 1917)
United States Army Command and General Staff College
Other workDeputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for National Security Council Affairs

Alonzo Patrick Fox (November 11, 1895 – December 19, 1984) was a career officer in the

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for National Security Council Affairs. He was the father-in-law of Alexander Haig
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Early life

Alonzo P. "Pat" Fox was born in

St. Louis University, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Commercial Science degree in June 1917.[2] Fox was not present for his graduation ceremony because he started his initial military training earlier that month.[3]

While in college, Fox attended several United States Training Camps that were organized as part of the pre-

second lieutenant of Infantry in the Organized Reserve Corps.[5]

Military career

World War I

After receiving his commission following U.S. entry into

first lieutenant in December 1917 and temporary captain in August 1918.[7]

Interwar years

Alonzo Patrick Fox (second from the left) as an ROTC instructor at the University of Maine in the mid-1930s.

Fox was discharged from the wartime National Army, effective April 1920, and was commissioned as a first lieutenant in the regular army, effective July 1, 1920.[7] On July 2, he was promoted to captain in the regular army.[7] In July 1921, he was assigned to the 46th Infantry Regiment, and later that month he was an instructor at the CMTC which took place at Fort Snelling, Minnesota.[7][8] In December 1921, he was transferred to the 3rd Infantry Regiment.[7]

In 1921 Fox graduated from the Infantry School Basic Course.

Army Pictorial Service In Washington, DC, where he developed the plan for replacing silent film production and distribution with new film technology that included sound.[11][12] In the 1920s, the army emphasized polo, with senior commanders believing that the game improved leadership traits in officers by training them to make quick decisions while under stress, and Fox played on several intramural teams.[13]

In 1932, Fox graduated from the Infantry School Advanced Course, and he served as assistant deputy chief of staff for logistics (G-4) on the staff of the

University of Maine at Orono.[16][17] Fox graduated from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in 1938.[18] From 1938 to 1942, Fox served as an instructor at the Fort Benning Infantry School.[19]

World War II

Fox with the 102nd Infantry Division during World War II

When the U.S. entered World War II, Fox was promoted to colonel and assigned as assistant chief of staff for operations (G-3) of X Corps during its organization and training in Sherman, Texas.[19] In March 1943, he was promoted to brigadier general and succeeded Lloyd D. Brown as assistant division commander of the 102nd Infantry Division.[20] In August, he led a contingent of the division's officers and noncommissioned officers from its Fort Dix training site to Omaha Beach in Normandy, where this advance party began to plan for reception of the organization's main body.[20] After the division was reunited in France, Fox served during its campaigns in northern France, the Rhineland and Central Europe.[20] He continued to serve as assistant division commander until June 1945, when he was succeeded by William S. Biddle.[20]

Post-World War II

From 1945 to 1946, Fox served as commander of the

Fort Sam Houston, Texas, where he was responsible for the demobilization and discharge of soldiers returning from World War II.[21]

In 1946, Fox was assigned to

Supreme Command Allied Powers (SCAP) in Japan as director of the Office of Economic and Industrial Affairs.[22][23][24][25] In 1947, he was assigned to the SCAP headquarters as deputy chief of staff.[26] In March 1948, Fox made headlines when he provided committee testimony to the United States House of Representatives that assessed the Soviet Union's efforts to build a communist movement in Japan as ineffective, and predicted that Japan would soon be ready to transition to a republican form of government.[27]

Korean War

When the

Inchon landing in September 1950 and received the Silver Star.[28]

Post Korean War

In 1951, Fox was named the Army's member of the

Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs from 1955 to 1957.[30] Fox retired from the Army in July 1957.[31]

Awards

Fox's decorations included multiple awards of the Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, and three Bronze Star Medals.[32] His foreign decorations included the French Croix de Guerre with palms, Dutch Order of Orange-Nassau, and Soviet Order of the Red Banner.[33]

Post-military work

Fox's gravestone at Arlington National Cemetery.

From 1957 to 1959, Fox served as

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for National Security Council Affairs.[34] In retirement, Fox resided in McLean, Virginia.[35]

Death and burial

He died at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., on December 19, 1984.[35] He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Section 2, Site 4735-G RH.[36]

Personal life

Fox was married to Elizabeth Jordan (October 7, 1900 – February 20, 1964).[1] Their children included a son, Army Colonel Eugene A. Fox, and a daughter, Patricia Fox.[1] Patricia Fox was the wife of Alexander M. Haig Jr.[1][37]

References

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  2. ^ Bulletin of St. Louis University. St. Louis, MO: St. Louis University. February 1918. p. 59 – via Google Books.
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  4. ^ "World War I Draft Registration Cards, Entry for Alonzo Patrick Fox". Ancestry.com. Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com, LLC. 1917. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
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  16. ^ "Faculty Changes". The Maine Alumnus. Bangor, ME: General Alumni Association of the University of Maine. October 1935. p. 9 – via Google Books.
  17. ^ Yearbook of the University of Maine at Orono (PDF). Orono, ME: University of Maine at Orono. 1937. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 22, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
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  22. ^ Sheldon, Walter J. (1968). Hell or High Water: MacArthur's Landing at Inchon. New York, NY: The Macmillan Company. p. 95 – via Google Books.
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  28. ^ "Gen. Alonzo P. Fox, Former St. Louisan, Gets Silver Star". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, MO. Associated Press. October 14, 1950. p. 5 – via Google Books.
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  32. ^ "Military Awards, Alonzo Patrick Fox". The hall of Valor Project. Tysons, VA: Military Times. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
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  34. ^ U.S. House Committee On Foreign Relations (1958). Hearings Before the Committee On Foreign Relations, U.S. House of Representatives. Vol. Part XIII. Washington, DC: U'S. Government Printing Office. pp. 74–75 – via Google Books.
  35. ^ a b "Retired General, Alonzo P. Fox Dies at Age 89". The Washington Post. Washington, DC. December 18, 1984.
  36. ^ National Gravesite Locator Archived 2020-10-27 at the Wayback Machine, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  37. ^ Weiner, Tim (February 20, 2010). "Alexander M. Haig Jr. Dies at 85; Was Forceful Aide to 2 Presidents". The New York Times. New York, NY. Retrieved February 14, 2024.

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