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Personal info

Full name
FOOS, Carl William
Date of birth
15 January 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Sheridan County, Wyoming
Hometown
Nisland, Lawrence County, South Dakota

Military service

Service number
17005644
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
10 September 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 15 18

Immediate family

Members
David Foos (father)
Dorothy Foos (mother)
Erma (Varland) Foos (sister)
Dorothy (Huck) Foos (sister)
Elinora (Hellwig) Foos (sister)
Arthur Foos (brother)
Lawrence Foos (brother)
Clarence Foos (brother)

More information

Sgt Carl W. Foos enlisted at Fort Meade, South Dakota on 3 January 1941. He was trained with the cavalry at Fort Meade, which traditionally had horses. Carl was one of the first to train on motorcycles.

He was wounded in action on 9 September 1944 in Belgium. As he rode his motorcycle, he was shot in the stomach. He died the following day.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1920/1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://mva.sd.gov/sdwwiimemorial/SubPages/profiles/Display.asp?P=588

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet