Foster, Kenneth

Item

Foster, Kenneth-Draft Card.png

Title

Foster, Kenneth

Creator

Michelle Kukan

Birth Date

1921-02-10

Birthplace

Suffern, NY

Death Date

1987-09-04

Occupation

Educator

Conflict

World War II

Military Branch

Army

Rank

Sergeant

Serial Number

32460034

Service Start Date

1942-08-15

Service End Date

1945-12-20

Military Service Description

Kenneth Foster enlisted into the United States Army on 1942-08-15. Foster was promoted to sergeant in 1943. In 1945, Foster served for six months in Europe before reporting to Camp McCall, NC on September 30. In addition to Camp McCall, Foster was stationed at Fort Riley, KS, Portsmouth, VA, and Minnesota. Foster served with the Army Engineers and a parachute division. Foster was discharged from the Army on 1945-20-12.

Biographical Text

Kenneth Foster was born on 1921-02-10 to James Sr. and Marie Foster in Suffern, NY. Foster had two older brothers: James Jr. and Robert. His younger sister was June. The Foster family lived on Highland Road, Mahwah. Foster graduated from Ramsey High School in 1940. He served in the United States Army from 1942 until his discharge in 1945. Foster married Priscilla Elizabeth Hall in 1948 at the Congregational Church of South Dennis, MA. Foster attended Moorhead Teacher’s College in Moorhead, MN. He was employed in Malden, MA. The Fosters lived in South Dennis, MA with their son Kenneth Hall Foster. Foster died on 1987-09-04. He was 66. 

Family Members

Father: James Sr. 

Mother: Marie

Siblings: 
James Jr.
Robert
June

Wife: Priscilla (née Hall)

Child:
Kenneth Hall

Bibliography

"61 To Graduate At Ho-Ho-Kus," The Record, June 17, 1936, p. 12. 

"Allendale Sends Large Contingent," The Sunday News, August 16, 1942, p. 13.

"Diplomas Given To 189 Seniors At Ramsey H.S.," The Record, June 14, 1940, p. 22.

"Foster Family Has Reunion In Mahwah," Ramapo Valley Independent, August 31, 1944, p. 2.

"Foster On Mahwah Furlough," The Record, September 13, 1945, p. 9.

Kenneth Foster, 1930 United States Federal Census.

Kenneth Foster, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Kenneth Foster, Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1970-2003.

Kenneth Foster, Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970.

Kenneth Foster, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.

Kenneth Foster, U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946.

Kenneth Foster, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.

"Mahwah," The Record, July 26, 1943, p. 6.

"Mahwah," The Record, September 8, 1943, p. 11.

"Miss Hall Engaged To Kenneth Foster," The Record, January 8, 1948, p. 24.

"Miss Hall Is Bride Of Kenneth Foster," The Record, September 28, 1948, p. 18.

Priscilla Elizabeth Hall Foster, Find a Grave.

Photo Captions

Photo 1: Foster's draft card, completed in Ramsey, NJ, 1942 (Ancestry Library).

Collection

Veterans

Citation

Michelle Kukan, “Foster, Kenneth,” Mahwah Veterans Project, accessed July 2, 2024, https://mahwahmuseum.reclaim.hosting/MVP/items/show/464.