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== Lieutenant Ray Bob Foster == | == Lieutenant Ray Bob Foster == | ||
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''Civilian Instructor at Mustang Field El Reno Oklahoma until January 1944.'' | ''Civilian Instructor at Mustang Field El Reno Oklahoma until January 1944.'' | ||
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Foster was born in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He attended Arkansas State Teachers College in 1942, as well as Arkansas Polytechnic College. His parents were Mr. and Mrs B. B. Foster. He was known as “Cowboy” because of his interest in rodeo work. He spent two summer vacations riding for the Clyde Miller Rodeo. | Foster was born in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He attended Arkansas State Teachers College in 1942, as well as Arkansas Polytechnic College. His parents were Mr. and Mrs B. B. Foster. He was known as “Cowboy” because of his interest in rodeo work. He spent two summer vacations riding for the Clyde Miller Rodeo. | ||
| − | Foster entered the Army Air Corps in January of 1944. He served in England as a transport pilot. | + | Foster entered the Army Air Corps in January of 1944. He served in England as a transport pilot. |
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== Death == | == Death == | ||
Foster was killed in a plane crash in Bretwood, England on February 10, 1945. | Foster was killed in a plane crash in Bretwood, England on February 10, 1945. | ||
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| + | File:Ray_Bob_Foster_Plaque.JPG | ||
| + | File:Ray_Bob_Foster_Tree_1.JPG | ||
| + | File:Ray_Bob_Foster_Tree_2.JPG | ||
| + | File:Ray_Bob_Foster_Tree_3.JPG | ||
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[[Category:Veteran]] | [[Category:Veteran]] | ||
Revision as of 18:46, 19 April 2016
Lieutenant Ray Bob Foster
[D.O.B.]-10 February 1945
Civilian Instructor at Mustang Field El Reno Oklahoma until January 1944.
Earned his wings at Randolph Field, Texas on December 11, 1942.
Personal History
Foster was born in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He attended Arkansas State Teachers College in 1942, as well as Arkansas Polytechnic College. His parents were Mr. and Mrs B. B. Foster. He was known as “Cowboy” because of his interest in rodeo work. He spent two summer vacations riding for the Clyde Miller Rodeo.
Foster entered the Army Air Corps in January of 1944. He served in England as a transport pilot.
Death
Foster was killed in a plane crash in Bretwood, England on February 10, 1945.
