Special Agent Percy E. Foxworth

Special Agent Percy E. Foxworth | United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Government
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Government
Special Agent Percy E. Foxworth

United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Government

End of Watch Friday, January 15, 1943

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Percy E. Foxworth

Special Agent Percy Foxworth and Special Harold Haberfield were killed in a military airplane accident near Paramaribo, Surinam, while en route to north Africa.

The agents were performing a secret mission at the request of General Dwight Eisenhower in support of war efforts during WWII to retrieve Charles Bedaux, a French-born, naturalized American who was under investigation for cooperating with the German and Vichy governments.

Launched on February 8, 1944, liberty ship S.S. Percy E. Foxworth was named in Special Agent Foxworth's memory.

Bio

  • Age 37
  • Tour Not available
  • Badge Not available

Incident Details

  • Cause Aircraft accident
  • Location Overseas

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Rest in peace Special Agent Foxworth. Bravery and honor saluted forever. I wonder if you are related to actor Robert Foxworth.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 9, 2018

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