Bill Fox, Chronicler of Troops’ Meeting at the Elbe, Dies at 66
William (Bill) Fox, a journalist and World War II military historian who had recently returned from a trip to Germany in connection with the 40th anniversary of the linkup of Soviet and American forces at the Elbe River, was found dead in his South Pasadena home Thursday.
Fox was 66 and most recently had been a news editor for the Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service.
A frequently decorated infantry officer in World War II and Korea, Fox’s written account of the meeting at the Elbe is in the U.S. Archives.
Producers of the ABC news magazine “20/20” flew Fox to Germany, and he appeared April 18 on the program that recalled the April day in 1945 when American and Russian forces joined hands.
Before coming to The Times in 1965, where he also was an assistant news editor and assistant to the foreign editor, Fox had been with United Press International.
He is survived by his wife, Ima, nine children and two grandchildren. The cause of his death has not been determined, his wife said. Funeral services are pending.
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