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Personal info

Full name
FOSTER, John Henry
Date of birth
4 May 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Bergen County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
O1054993
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 February 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 12 14

Immediate family

Members
William J. Foster (father)
Charlotte Foster (mother)
Doris L. (Esser) Foster (wife)
John M. Foster (son)

More information

2nd Lt John H. Foster graduated from Leonia High School. He attended Bergen Junior College.

He enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 7 July 1942. He was sent overseas in November 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / WWII Enlistment Record, WWII Draft Card, Daily News - 31 March 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Leonia High School 1946