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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Robert Richard Foster

Hometown

Mason City, Iowa

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN AND SERVED AS A PILOT UNDER TRAINING IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN A FLYING ACCIDENT AT THE AGE OF 21 WHILE SERVING AT NO. 1 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL, CAMP BORDEN, ONTARIO WHEN HIS NORTH AMERICAN HARVARD MK II (RCAF 3176) CRASHED INTO GEORGIAN BAY OFF HOPE ISLAND, ONTARIO, CANADA ON APRIL 13, 1942. BURIED AT CALVARY CEMETERY, WATERLOO, IOWA.