Foster Richard K.

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

Richard K. Foster

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-767783

Unit:

2nd Squadron, 443rd Troop Carrier Group

Date of Death:

1944-08-19

State:

California

Cemetery:

Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines

Plot:

Walls of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Richard K. Foster entered the military service in California. He served as a Second Lieutenant and Co-Pilot on C-47A #43-30640, 2nd Squadron, 433rd Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. Richard was declared "Missing In Action" on an Air Supply trip between Shinbweyang Air Port, Myanmar and Myitkyina Airport, Myanmar on August 19, 1944. He was not officially declared as being dead by the military until August 20, 1945, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom. His name is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.

Richard was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.