{|     |} uss douglas h. fox (dd-779) an , was named in honor of lieutenant commander douglas h. fox, the commanding officer of the , who went down with his ship when she was torpedoed and sunk in the naval battle of guadalcanal 13 november 1942. fox was posthumously awarded the navy cross for his contribution to the defeat of a superior enemy force in this battle, and was later awarded a gold star in lieu of a second navy cross for earlier actions on 26 and 30 october and 3 november, when he rescued survivors of  under hazardous conditions. douglas h. fox was launched 30 september 1944 by todd-pacific shipyards, inc., seattle, washington; sponsored by mrs. j. t. boone; and commissioned 26 december 1944, commander r. m. pitts in command. ==service history== ===united states navy=== ====1945-1946==== douglas h. fox joined in exercises in the hawaiian islands from 31 march 1945 to 21 april 1945, then sailed to join the radar picket line at okinawa, arriving 5 may 1945. she accounted for 7 planes d
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