Our Queen
Anne
Classmates
Who Gave Their Lives In Vietnam
Craig James
Fox
CWO - US Army
Class of 1968
Died: May 5, 1970
South Vietnam
Craig Fox volunteered for the
Army as the quickest way to get into flying, according to his widow, Beverly
Davis Allen, '68, of Arlington, WA. He had earned his private pilot's license in
his early teens and wanted to be a commercial airlines pilot. "For fun we used
to just hang out at the airport and watch planes come and go," wrote Beverly. In
the Army, Craig won several Purple Hearts, two Distinguished Flying Crosses and
the Air Medal. "He was the most proud of his Flying Crosses because they were
awarded for flying, not for killing or being hurt."
Craig grew up in Kent and transferred from Kent Meridian High to Queen Anne upon
moving to Seattle in 1967. He did not pose for a Senior photo because, said
Beverly, he was a very private person.
Craig was on the ski patrol at Alpental and also played on a tennis team. He and
Beverly were married on April 19, 1969. He left for Vietnam in July, 1969, and
was killed the following May.