SERGEANT HARRY OAKLAND FOUST JR.; U.S. ARMY

December 6, 1929 (Mount Kisko, NY) – May 20, 2014; 84 years old
Married to Mary Creagh (1929-1988) on October 17, 1953 in Norwalk, CT.
Married to Martha E. Vanak (1931-1993) on May 29, 1994 in Norwalk, CT.
Last local address: 24 Belden Avenue
Enlisted in January 1950
Discharged on May 26, 1953
Service Number: RA13253122
MOS: 1824, Supervising Chef
Unit: 44th Infantry Division, 130th Infantry Regiment, B Company

Born to Harry O. Sr. (1896-1962) and Mary J. Houseknecht Foust (1892-1942). Three sisters, Helen L. (1919-1920), Dorothy M. Foust Parker (1921-2002), and Evelyn M. Foust Williamson (1925-2015). Two brothers, Jack E. (1922-1970), and Donald G. (1936-2004).


Wounded by a gunshot wound to the right thigh on March 10, 1951, at Sing Dong Ni, South Korea.


Buried in St. John’s Cemetery, 223 Richards Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut; Section 7, Row 1, Lot 288W. Photo by webmaster.


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Published by jeffd1121

USAF retiree. Veteran advocate. Committed to telling the stories of those who died while in the service of the country during wartime.

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