Charles Ralph Fox (November 16, 1912 – February 28, 2006)
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Fox was born in Nicholas County, West Virginia
Nicholas County is a county located in the central region of U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,604. Its county seat is Summersville. The county was created in 1818 by the Virginia General Assembly and ...
, as son of Joseph B. and Amma (Walker) Fox. He enlisted in West Virginia National Guard
The West Virginia National Guard is a part of the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety. It comprises the West Virginia Army National Guard and the West Virginia Air National Guard. Unlike some states, West Virginia does ...
in 1930, and was commissioned second lieutenant in 1936. He married Vernise Jane Pritt in 1935, and they had four children: Charles Warren, Janice Lynn, Roger Neill and Mark William. He studied electrical engineering by correspondence from International Correspondence Schools
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1934-38. He was promoted first lieutenant at the 150th Infantry in 1939, and in January 1941, he was called to active duty with the West Virginia National Guard.[J. Howard Myers (Ed.]
''West Virginia Blue Book'' 1951
Vol. 35.
He graduated from Air Corps Advanced Flying School in 1942, rated Aircraft Observer
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, and was transferred to Air Corps Reserve. During 1942, he advanced to major, and to lieutenant colonel in 1944. He served on staff of Major General Claire Lee Chennault
Claire Lee Chennault (September 6, 1893 – July 27, 1958) was an American military aviator best known for his leadership of the "Flying Tigers" and the Chinese Nationalist Air Force in World War II.
Chennault was a fierce advocate of "pursui ...
of the Fourteenth Air Force
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The command was responsible for the organizatio ...
in China for two years, and in the Headquarters Army Air Force in Washington for 14 months. He completed a special course in Nuclear Physics at Johns Hopkins University
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in 1946. He was appointed the Adjutant General of West Virginia with rank of brigadier general in 1946, a position he held to 1957. He was appointed State director of the Selective Service System
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in 1948, and appointed State Director of Civil Defense
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in 1949.[Russ Barbou]
Major General Charles R. Fox
Goldenseal, Summer 2003.
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United States Army Air Forces generals
People from Nicholas County, West Virginia
Military personnel from West Virginia
1912 births
2006 deaths
West Virginia National Guard personnel