“Foster, Charlie C. – ww2 Pacific

Rank and Name, Staff Sergeant Charlie C. Foster.

Unit/Placed in, 871st Bomber Squadron “Ghastly Goose, 497th Bomber Group, Very Heavy.

Charlie is born approx. on no record.

Charlie enlisted the service in Texas with service number # 38159600.

Charlie‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a Boeing Superfortress-26 were,

Captain Dale W. Petersen Pilot/Commander

2^nd Lt. Walter J. Craig Co Pilot

1^st Lt. Frank L. Zylla Navigator/Bombardier

2nd Lt. Joseph R. Zeock Bombardier

2nd Lt. Donald B. Alexander Flight Engineer

Sgt. Arlie A. Agent Radar Operator

S/Sgt. Charlie G. Foster Radio Operator

S/Sgt. Tom B. Clark CFG=Central Fire Control Gunner

Sgt. Tony Catrion Left Gunner

Sgt. Bernard F. Sutton Right Gunner

Sgt. Lemuel B. Peterson Tail Gunner

Charlie was KIA due to battle damage over the target (AA hit the fuel tank that made the plane crashed), on Jan. 27, 1945, he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Charlie is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.

Courts of the missing.

Thanks to,

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian