Thomas K Foster
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
398th BG - 603rd BS
Standing Left to Right: Raymond L. Wallace (N), Theodore N. West (CP), Thomas K. Foster (P), Clifford Z. Bryan (B)
Kneeling Left to Right: Loren C. Brown (TG), Charles E. Cropp (BTG), Gerald O. Gruette (R/O), Raymond D. Bringle (FE), Francis M. Tuttle WG), J.L. Werner (WG)
Object Number - UPL 22166 - Thomas K. Foster Crew 398th BG - 603rd BS Standing Left to Right: Raymond L. Wallace (N), Theodore N. West (CP), Thomas K. Foster (P), Clifford...
Hit by flak and crashed in B-17 #42-97348, KIA.
Aircraft lost 7/13/1944 over Vlezenbeek, Belgium.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15061913
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16105915
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-551168
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37473500
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17156915
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
10 March 1915 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
13 July 1944 | KIA when the a/c he was flying was hit by flak that severed the tail near the waist windows. | |
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Buried |
Fort McPherson National Cemetery Maxwell Lincoln County Nebraska, USA Plot: R, 0, 81 |
Revisions
Verification with official 398th BG historian. Information found in USAAF Missing Air Crew Report (MACR)
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7498 / MACR 7498; Fortresses Over Nuthampstead, pg 37 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database