William J. Fox

Brigadier General William Joseph Fox (December 23, 1897 – April 11, 1993) was a United States Marine Corps officer and engineer. Fox oversaw the construction various military airfields, including Marine Corps Air Station El Toro in Irvine, California and Henderson Field in Guadalcanal, both of which he commanded. Fox also served as a civil engineer for the Los Angeles County from 1923 to 1955, after which, he moved to Mexico where he became a (a Mexican horse rider). The General William J. Fox Airfield in Lancaster, California is named after him. Provided by Wikipedia