Foster, Charles Leonard

1913 - 1981  (67 years)

• 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
  		World War II Honoree, Foster, Charles L. (1913-1981)
  		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. …
  		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,…
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Foster, Charles Leonard (1913-1981) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  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.
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Foster, Hazel M. and Charles L.
  		Headstone, Foster, Charles L. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I27878	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Barbee, Hazel Maxine,   b. 21 Oct 1918   d. 2 May 1977 (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	10 Jun 1937
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 7 months - She : 18 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F11940	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

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