Facts: - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: world war ii * battle of tulagi - death date: 7 august 1942 - allegiance: united states of america - rank: first lieutenant - awards: navy cross - birth date: 13 october 1918 - serviceyears: 1939-1942 - name: myles crosby fox - branch: united states marine corps - unit: 1st marine raider battalion - death place: tulagi , in the solomon islands - birth place: new york , new york Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of myles c. fox .
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myles c. fox -lrb- 1918 -- 1942 -rrb- was a united states marine corps officer who was posthumously awarded the navy cross for his heroic actions during the world war ii battle of tulagi .