 Jim Fox was killed on a flight over the hump, March 11, 1943. October 1, 2002 Greetings, Editor Jim Fox was my step-uncle -- his mother married my grandfather and I grew up with stories about "Uncle Jim" and his lost flight #53. Following is biographical information about him. I also have photos and other materials if you are interested. Best regards, Pamela Jaye Smith pjs@pamelajayesmith.com www.mythworks.net Telephone 323-874-6447 Worth reading is this article published in L.A.LIFE in 1992. Son of Bertha Dell Hartman Fox and James Ramsey Fox, Sr. Date of Birth: March 16, 1919 Place of Birth: Dalhart, Texas, USA Attended Wentworth Military Academy. Attended Dalhart High School. Graduated in 1936. President of Junior and Senior classes at Dalhart High School. Learned to fly as a teenager in Dalhart, TX Studied Diplomacy in Mexico City for two years. Attended college at Berkeley, CA and got a degree in Liberal Arts Cannonball Run was his route from the US. Miami to South America, across the Atlantic to Africa, then hop-scothing across to Calcutta. When came to China: October 1942 Crash date: March 11, 1943 Discharged from U.S. Air Force 14 August 1945 -- awarded posthumously in 1997 Air Force Award of Asiatic Campaign Medal, American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal -- awarded posthumously, 21 November 1997 [Jim's mother married my grandfather Joe L. Smith, Sr. in 1967. Bert and Joe raised my brother Steve Smith and me for a number of years.]  or would like to be added to the CNAC e-mail distribution list, please let the CNAC Web Editor, Tom Moore, know. Thanks! |