World War II Honoree

Eugene D. Foss

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Flora, Illinois

Honored By

Robert M. Gatewood

Relationship

Friend

RAISED IN MISSOURI VALLEY, IOWA. DR. FOSS WAS A MEDICAL CORPS PHYSICIAN STATIONED AT GRACE HOSPITAL IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN; FORT BENJAMIN HARRISON IN LAWRENCE, INDIANA; AND FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY. HE WAS DISCHARGED AS A CAPTAIN AND SERVED AS A FAMILY PHYSICIAN IN HIS ADOPTED HOME TOWN OF FLORA, ILLINOIS WELL INTO HIS EIGHTIES.