Dr. Earl Fox commanded a PT Boat in 1942 and went on to become a flight surgeon and to fly helicopters in the Coast Guard until 1999 -- a span of 56 years. He did take 23 years off following WW2 before reenlisting in the Coast Guard at age 55. Dr. Fox was recognized in a ceremony by then President Clinton upon his retirement in November, 1999.

Dr. Fox was 93


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RIP Dr. Fox.

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Quite a story-exemplary service to the country.
My dad is a WW2 vet-he'll be 96 this December and is still doing very well.

RIP Capt. Fox
Semper Paratus

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That's a screwed up headline. Where are the copy editors? I took it to mean that he was the last living vet to be on active duty in WWII (which is wrong). There are still plenty of active duty WWII vets alive.

The real story is that Captain Fox actually left the armed forces after WWII but later enlisted in the Coast Guard and then retired in 1999, thus being the WWII vet who most recently participated in active duty. The headline should have read "WWII vet with most recent active duty dies".

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RIP Capt. Fox
Semper Paratus

....and thank you for your service and dedication.

To all our service men we salute you and a special RIP to Capt. Fox.

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That's a screwed up headline. Where are the copy editors? I took it to mean that he was the last living vet to be on active duty in WWII (which is wrong). There are still plenty of active duty WWII vets alive.

The real story is that Captain Fox actually left the armed forces after WWII but later enlisted in the Coast Guard and then retired in 1999, thus being the WWII vet who most recently participated in active duty. The headline should have read "WWII vet with most recent active duty dies".

Yeah, I was a little confused on how he could be "active duty" but retired in 1999.

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