Marshall Lewis Fox

Corporal, U. S. Marine Corps

Silver Star

GENERAL ORDERS:
Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Pacific: Serial 00420
CITATION:
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Private First Class Marshall Lewis Fox (MCSN: 857357), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as a Flame Thrower Operator of Weapons Company, Ninth Marines, THIRD Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Guam, Marianas Islands, 21 July 1944.
When his company was pinned down by enemy machine-gun and rifle fire from a cave in the line of advance on D-Day, Private First Class Fox voluntarily maneuvered himself into a position directly in front of the cave and, braving the continuous hostile fire, coolly delivered intense bursts of flame into the cave, annihilating eleven of the enemy and allowing the company to attain its objective. His courage, initiative and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.