Biography of William B Fogg, St Francis County, AR

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Submitted by: Paul V Isbell
        Date: 19 Nov 2008
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A dream nurtured for years by a young Forrest Citian, William Fogg, has paid
dividends for its incorporators of the radio station of KXJK of Forrest City,
when on April 29, 1949, that the 1000 watt daytime Radio Station become
operational. Young Fogg worked at the Post Office while the application was
considered by the Federal Communication Commission in Washington, D. C. Officers
of the new company: Jack Bridgeforth, President; W. M. Campbell, Vice-President;
William Fogg, Sect. Treasurer. Mr. Fogg is the son of J. P. and Ruth (Beazley)
Fogg, of Forrest City. He graduated from Forrest City High School. He married
Miss Nell Dean Dooley, daughter of H. P. and Eula (Crawford) Dooley of Forrest
City on July 15, 1938. To this union has been born two daughters and a son. They
are members of the Methodist church. In 1944 Mr. Fogg joined the U. S. Marines
Signal Corps an saw action in the South Pacific, including the amphibious
landing on Iwo Jima. He also witnessed the now historical flag raising ceremony
on Mount Surabachi, in Japan. He was with the American Occupation Force in Japan
immediately after the surrender in World War II. He was discharged on May 20,
1946. In his service with the American Radio Institute with the Signal Corps
that young Fogg conceived of the radio station. Mr. Fogg serves as a Director of
the Arkansas Broadcasters Association, and a member of the Forrest City Chamber
of Commerce, King-Beazley American Legion Post, Young Business Men's Club, and
Country Club.


SOURCE:
HISTORY of ST. FRANCIS COUNTY, ARKANSAS, 1954 - Robert W. Chowning

Copyright, with Permission: Weston McCollum Lewey, Publisher
-Times Herald Publishing-Forrest City, Arkansas