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Foster, Thaddeus Victor "Thad"

    Date of birth:
    December 9th, 1892 (Greenwood/Massachusetts, United States)
    Date of death:
    January 15th, 1960 (Contra Costa County/California, United States)
    Buried on:
    San Francisco National Cemetery
    Plot: WS. Grave: 498-B.
    Nationality:
    American (1776 - present, Republic)

    Biography

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Colonel
    Unit:
    Jackson Airfield, U.S. Army
    Awarded on:
    October 18th, 1943
    "These senior officers have distinguished themselves for the Flying School by fulfilling their task in the interest of the Dutch Flying School with special dedication, which is why it is largely due to their excellent devotion to duty that this training could take place thoroughly and smoothly."

    Royal decree no. 2. With swords. Dutch recommendation, by the joint Ministries of Colonies and Foreign Affairs, of 12 October, 1943, No. 2863/010104:
    Commandeur in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (ON.3)

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