William Bert Foster

Military

Assigned to 378FS, 362FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) dive bombing mission to Sedan, France. After 3rd bombing pass on transport column in Bastogne, reported prop had failed, bellied in and walked away. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11435.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Street Cleaner
  • Unit: 362nd Fighter Group 378th Fighter Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Dallas, TX, USA 1 February 1943

Other

Engine failure / Belly landing

6637 Burnon, Belgium 23 December 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) dive bombing mission to Sedan, France. After 3rd bombing pass on transport column in Bastogne, reported prop had failed, bellied in and walked away. POW. MACR 11435.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 23 December 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Based

Lashenden Assigned to 378FS, 362FG, 9AF USAAF.
Kansas, USA

Born

Reno County, KS, USA