[1][2] Fox moved to Hollywood, California and became the executive vice president of Universal Pictures and board chairman of United World Films.
[1] In 1942, following the attack on Pearl Harbor, he left his role as vice president of Universal Pictures to serve the United States government.
[2] Fox joined the War Production Planning Commission and took charge of collecting scrap metal, old tires, and other discarded materials needed by defense industries.
[2] Fox later enlisted in the United States Army as a private and, by the end of World War II, was promoted to the rank of major.
[2] A graveside service conducted by Rabbi Hyman Cohen of Beth-Israel Sinai Temple was held on June 4, 1964, in Racine.