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Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Division:

    95th Pennsylvania Infantry

    Action Date:

    April 2, 1865

    Date of Issue: March 28, 1879

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private William R. Fox, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 2 April 1865, while serving with Company A, 95th Pennsylvania Infantry, in action at Petersburg, Virginia. Private Fox bravely assisted in the capture of one of the enemy’s guns; with the first troops to enter the city, captured the flag of the Confederate customhouse.