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FOSTER, Robert Clemens - Date of
birth
7 December 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1011320 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Company Commander -
Unit
A Company,
31st Tank Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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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