William Foster

NAME: William Foster Jr

ASN: 32730928

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DATES OF SERVICE: 31 Dec 1942 - 29 Sep 1944

UNIT ASSIGNED: A Company, 509th PIB

CAMPAIGNS: Anzio

AWARDS: Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, Purple Heart Medal, EAME Campaign Medal with one arrowhead device, WWII Victory Medal

SUMMARY OF SERVICE:

31 Dec 1942 - Enlisted

05 Dec 1943 - Pvt. William Foster Jr. listed as a replacement #59 on a manifest of 12 Officers and 134 enlisted men being shipped to the 509th. Headquarters Seventh Replacement Depot Personnel Center, Special Orders #268 Transported From Bizerte, Tunisia, North Africa Italy on LCI(L) #229. Paragraph #1 on Sailing List #240 is relieved from attachment from 5th Replacement Battalion, 7th Replacement Depot and transhipped to 509th Parachute Infantry through Personnel Center #6

22 Jan 1944 - Participated in Opeation SHINGLE the amphibious invasion of Anzio, Italy

25 Jan 1944 - Wounded in Action - A Company report - Received scattered enemy artillery and small arms fire during offensive route march. No casualties, Sent four man patrol to contact B Company on left flank, patrol fired on by enemy, wounding Private [William] Foster. Patrol neutralized machine gun position, killing one enemy. Contacted B Company.

According to family - leg was amputated due to wounds

29 Sep 1944 - Honorably Discharged

18 Jul 1948 - William Foster, Hometown: Tonawanda, NY, on Reunion LIST B