World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leslie Foust
Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Vancouver, Washington
Honored By
Joyce Foust
Relationship
Wife
SERVED IN THE U.S. MERCHANT MARINE DURING WWII AND SURVIVED THE SINKING OF HIS SHIP BY A JAPANESE SUBMARINE. HE SPENT THIRTY DAYS IN A LIFE RAFT AND ONLY THREE SURVIVORS OUT OF THIRTY WERE RESCUED.