SSGT. William Newton Foster was a Radio Operator and Gunner with the 12th Air Force; 57th Bombardment Wing; 310th Bombardment Group; 379th Bombardment Squadron; stationed in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO).

His Hometown was Garwood, Colorado County, Texas.

Mission Report # , 14 November 1943 Target: Sea Search

379th BS War Diary: The only sad note of the month was struck on November 14th when one of our planes crashed, while flying locally, killing all of its crew who were as follows:

A/C B-25; No. 1 aircraft unidentified

P Minard, John C., 2Lt - DNB

CP Bennett, George E., 2Lt - DNB

N None

B Pyse, Walter (NMI), 2Lt - DNB

E Leeds, Floyd C., S/Sgt - DNB

R Foster, William N., S/Sgt - DNB

G Mead, Joseph D., Sgt - DNB F None

Crashed Near Tobruk, Libya

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116355832/william-n.-foster

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Photo of SSGT. William Newton Foster graciously shared by Carol Sue Gibbs;

and is a family photo from: Becky Gray, Carolyn Fox and Leticia Fox.

Please See: http://www.usgenwebsites.org/TXMatagorda/gsm_foster.htm

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William N Foster