The United States Department of the Navy (Navy), through Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Northwest (NAVFAC NW), is announcing the public availability of the Action Memorandum (AM) for a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Interim Non-Time-Critical Removal Action (NTCRA) at the Unalaska Island Naval Defensive Sea Area (NDSA), Alaska.
Private George Fox was the only Unangax soldier killed fighting in World War II and any war since. But for nearly 80 years, he rested in an unmarked grave in Unalaska … until May 30th.Fox was finally honored for his sacrifice in a special Memorial Day celebration.
A medevac Beech King Air 200, registration N547LM, attempted to take off with a tailwind that exceeded what the pilot expected, and it wound up in the frigid waters of Unalaska Bay.
For nearly 80 years, a small American flag placed by an old friend was the only thing that stood above the tundra, marking the plot of Army Pvt. George Fox in Unalaska’s cemetery.But on Monday, that all changed when the decorated fallen veteran’s resting place was finally recognized.Fox is the only known Unangax̂ soldier killed fighting in World War II and any war since, and for decades he was buried in an unmarked grave. This Memorial Day, he was finally honored with a gravestone in a long-awaited burial ceremony, which drew crowds from across the state and Lower 48 to the remote Aleutian community.
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