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FOSTER, James Bryan Jr - Date of
birth
25 July 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Wills Point, Van Zandt County, Texas -
Hometown
Kaufman County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
18029956 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Nose Turret Gunner -
Unit
734th Bombardment Squadron,
453rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 October 1944 - Place of
death
5 km north-east of Pelkum near Hamm, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| N | 8 | 2 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James B. Foster (father)
Mary O. Neill) Foster (mother)
Linnie B. (Fugate) Foster (stepmother)
Joan C. Foster (halfsister)
Gladys F. (Monk) Foster (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-95252 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Shack Happy
Destination: Marshalling Yard, Hamm, Germany
Mission: Operational
MACR: 9418
More information
Sgt. James B. Foster Jr. attended Wills Point High School.He enlisted in Dallas, Texas on 27 May 1941.
Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.fold3.com - MACR 9418
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Van Zandt (TX) Genealogical Group