Elmer Estus Foster

Korean War
Service #38518756
UnitMED CO 7 INF 3 DIV
RankSergeant U.S. Army
Date of DeathDecember 15 1950
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
6
Bronze Star
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
For his leadership and valor, Sergeant Foster was awarded the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Combat Medical Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Sergeant Foster was a medic with the Medical Company, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while tending his wounded comrades in North Korea on December 15, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.