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| rdfs:comment | - John Robert Fox (May 18, 1915–December 26, 1944) was killed in action when he deliberately called for artillery fire on his own position, after his position was overrun, in order to defeat a German attack in the vicinity of Sommocolonia, northern Italy during World War II. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor in 1997, for willingly sacrificing his life.
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| death place | - KIA in Sommocolonia, Italy
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| Caption | - John Fox posthumously received the Medal of Honor in 1997 for actions during World War II
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| placeofburial | - Colebrook Cemetery, Whitman, Massachusetts
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| abstract | - John Robert Fox (May 18, 1915–December 26, 1944) was killed in action when he deliberately called for artillery fire on his own position, after his position was overrun, in order to defeat a German attack in the vicinity of Sommocolonia, northern Italy during World War II. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor in 1997, for willingly sacrificing his life.
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