The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy and Marine Corps Medal (Posthumously) to Photographer’s Mate Third Class James E. Fox, United States Navy, for heroism while serving with Underwater Demolition Team TWENTY-TWO at U.S. Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Virginia, on 24 June 1964. Volunteering to be the first man picked up from the water using a fixed-wing aircraft aerial recovery system, Photographer’s Mate Third Class Fox encountered no difficulties during the lifting from the water. After the initial pickup, however, a series of unforeseen events developed which resulted in Photographer’s Mate Third Class Fox falling 700 feet to his death in the Chesapeake Bay. The hard lessons learned from this fatal accident enabled the Navy and other services utilizing the system to improve significantly the recovery technique and make the entire evolution far safer.