| Name |
Foster, Charles Leonard |
| Birth |
7 Nov 1913 |
Thackerville, Love County, Oklahoma  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
FOST.C007 |
| _FGRAVE |
18119221 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Private First Class, 3702nd Army Air Forces Base Unit, United States Army Air Forces [2, 3] |
- Enlisted and entered active service on February 15, 1943. Selected for the Air Corps, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Military Policeman (677). Departed the Continental U.S. on February 14, 1944 bound for England. Assigned to and served with the 3702nd Army Air Forces Base Unit and participated in the Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 3 bronze battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on October 25, 1945 at the Separation Base, Lowery Field, Colorado.
This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.
Source: https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2064116
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Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007
On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.
Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.
This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. … |
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Military Service Ribbons, Foster, Charles Leonard (1913-1981)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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World War II Honoree, Foster, Charles L. (1913-1981)
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
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United States Army Air Forces
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Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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United States Army Air Forces
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
| Death |
16 Feb 1981 |
Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1] |
- Leonard Foster, 67, Flora, died at 5:28 a.m. Monday in the Clay County Hospital.
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| Burial |
Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1] |
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Headstone, Foster, Hazel M. and Charles L.
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Headstone, Foster, Charles L.
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
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| Person ID |
I27878 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
20 Jul 2023 |
English
1913 - 1981 (67 years)
