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Personal info

Full name
FOSTER, Alvin George
Date of birth
19 January 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36570594
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 August 1944
Place of death
Tremblay-en-France, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 40 11

Immediate family

Members
Arthur M. Foster (father)
Elizabeth (Maxwell) Foster (mother)
William Foster (brother)
Robert Foster (brother)

More information

Pfc Alvin G. Foster attended high school for 2 years and worked on a farm before he enlisted.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Solers, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Danny van der Groen – Company’s / 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy