Gary Evans Foster-Spartanburg SC
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Don.Morfe
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World War I Medal of Honor Recipient for action near Montrehain, France on October 8, 1918. He is buried in New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery in Section 1, Row 15.
Waymark Code: WMWP1P
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 09/24/2017
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He was born on November 6, 1894 in Spartanburg SC and died on July 22, 1951 in Boiling Springs SC. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: FOSTER, GARY EVANS
• Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company F, 118th Infantry, 30th Division
• Place and date: Near Montbrehain, France, 8 October 1918
• Entered service at: Inman, S.C.
• G.O. No.: 16, W.D., 1919
Citation: When his company was held up by violent machinegun fire from a sunken road, Sgt. Foster with an officer went forward to attack the hostile machinegun nests. The officer was wounded, but Sgt. Foster continued on alone in the face of the heavy fire and by effective use of handgrenades and his pistol killed several of the enemy and captured 18.
Armed Service: Army
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