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FOSTER, Gene Carter - Date of
birth
24 December 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Ripley County, Missouri -
Hometown
Ripley County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37631095 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 October 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 3 | 37 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George Foster (father)
Maud Foster (mother)
Homer Foster (brother)
Carl Foster (brother)
Alene Foster (sister)
More information
Pvt Gene C. Foster enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 18 December 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.historynet.com/battle-of-hurtgen-forest-the-9th-infantry-division-suffered-in-the-heavily-armed-woods.htm
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Pilippet