 He transferred to the 2nd Ox and Bucks (the 52nd) in February 1942.Originally from B Company, he joined Major John Howard's D Company as a platoon commander in April 1944.On D-Day, 6 June 1944, Fox's No 17 platoon was one of three platoons tasked with capturing the bridge over the Orne River at Ranville, later to be known as Horsa Bridge.