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Personal info

Full name
FOSTER, Robert Clemens
Date of birth
7 December 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
O1011320
Rank
Captain
Function
Company Commander
Unit
A Company,
31st Tank Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Hotton, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
G 11 27

Immediate family

Members
Frank M. Foster (father)
Camilla L. Foster (mother)
Alice M. Foster (sister)
Justine W. (Lefferts) Foster (wife)

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947, https://www.7tharmddiv.org

Photo source:
www.findagrave.com - Steven Sawyers, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks 1900-1990 New Jersey Moorestown High School 1935