Rank and Name, First Lieutenant Dean(e) Alvin Foster.
Unit/Placed in, Air Corps (Technical Crew from 370th Bomber Group) United States Army Air Force.
Dean is born approx. on 31 Mei 1919 in Massillon, Ohio.
Father, Roy C. Foster.
Mother, Inez L. Foster.
Dean enlisted the service in Michigan with service number # 0-430991.
Dean‘s Crew-members on-board the plane a B-24 were,
2nd Lt. Richard J, Burns Pilot
2nd Lt. Jack A. Mundell Co Pilot
2nd Lt. Joseph J. Plese
SSgt. William J. Manchester
SSgt. Anthony Triolo
Sgt. Chester J. Berkley
Sgt. William Kulick
Sgt. Carlos V. Ponce
Dean was Died/KIA on the mission flight to Canton, China, there was during the flight from takeoff to arrival no radio contact. On 7/8 Nov. 1942, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Dean is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.
Courts of the missing.
Dean also has a Memorial Grave at Galien Township Cemetery, Galien, Berrien County, Michigan, VS.
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
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
