Ivan Foster
Ivan Leon Foster
Major General
California National Guard Reserves
1951 - 1965
Brigadier General
United States Army
World War I / World War II
Born: April 23, 1896
Died: November 26, 1965
Legion of Merit
1942 - 1944 Commanding Officer Artillery 84th Division 1944 - 1945 Deputy Chief of Staff Allied Forces North Africa 1948 - Retired
Information obtained from http://www.generals.dk/general/Forster/Ivan_Leon/USA.html
In the summer, June 2001, I, Alex Foster, was able to go to Arlington National Cemetery and to visit my Great Uncle Ivan's grave. As far as my knowledge goes, I am the first of my family to see it. I went on an eighth grade class trip to Washington D.C., and on one of the days of the trip, we traveled to Arlington.
My seventh grade social studies teacher, Mr. Ryan Tusek, went with me to find the grave and took the picture of me beside it. Remembering from the Family History (Update 1980), I inquired about Ivan's son's grave, but for whatever reason, his name was not on file with them. The map that we used to find Ivan's grave is shown below.
Details of the map:
Name: Foster
Grave: 141-A Section: 34
Nov. 26, 1965