World War II Honoree

Clifford Owen Foster

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Wagoner, Oklahoma

Honored By

Jo Ann and Jane

Relationship

Daughters

SEAMAN 1ST CLASS. U.S. NAVAL RESERVE (SV-6). ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE FROM WAGONER, OKLAHOMA ON APRIL 30, 1945. ASSIGNED TO TRANSPORT SQUADRON 11, PACIFIC WING, NAVAL AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE AT NAVAL AIR STATION HONOLULU, TERRITORY OF HAWAII. THE SQUADRON’S MISSION WAS TO PROVIDE RAPID AIR DELIVERY OF CRITICAL EQUIPMENT, SPARE PARTS AND SPECIALIST PERSONNEL TO NAVAL ACTIVITIES AND FLEET FORCES THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC THEATER. IT WAS THE NAVY’S LARGEST OPERATOR OF THE DOUGLAS R5D SKYMASTER FOUR-ENGINE TRANSPORT AIRPLANE. AT THE PEAK OF THE WAR, AN AVERAGE OF ONE VR-11 FLIGHT PASSED THROUGH NAS HONOLULU EVERY HOUR, 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON FEBRUARY 26, 1946, AT NAVAL BASE, TERMINAL ISLAND, SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.