Advertisement

Ernest Lee Foster

Advertisement

Ernest Lee Foster Veteran

Birth
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, USA
Death
14 Jan 1969 (aged 22)
Hawaii, USA
Burial
Weiser, Washington County, Idaho, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
Ernest Lee Foster
      WEISER — Navy Airman Ernest Lee (Bill) Foster, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Foster of Weiser, was one of 25 men killed Tuesday in fire and explosions on the aircraft carrier Enterprise.
      Airman Foster was born Dec. 12, 1946, at Eugene, Ore. He graduated from Weiser High School in 1966 and .entered the U.S. Navy July 4, 1966. He had served on the Enterprise for two and one-half years.
      Survivors in addition to his parents include two brothers, Terry Lee and Thomas Foster of Weiser, his grandmother, Mrs. Annie Foster of Weiser and several aunts and uncles.
      Services are pending at Northam-Jones Chapel.

The Idaho Statesman, Boise, Idaho, Friday, January 17, 1969 Page 2-D

Died as the result of an accident on the USS Enterprise near Hawaii.
For more information and photos go to www.gendisasters.com - select Hawaii and then click on Ships. Next click on Pearl Harbor Jan 1969 (Sub: None to be Forgotten)
Ernest Lee Foster
      WEISER — Navy Airman Ernest Lee (Bill) Foster, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Foster of Weiser, was one of 25 men killed Tuesday in fire and explosions on the aircraft carrier Enterprise.
      Airman Foster was born Dec. 12, 1946, at Eugene, Ore. He graduated from Weiser High School in 1966 and .entered the U.S. Navy July 4, 1966. He had served on the Enterprise for two and one-half years.
      Survivors in addition to his parents include two brothers, Terry Lee and Thomas Foster of Weiser, his grandmother, Mrs. Annie Foster of Weiser and several aunts and uncles.
      Services are pending at Northam-Jones Chapel.

The Idaho Statesman, Boise, Idaho, Friday, January 17, 1969 Page 2-D

Died as the result of an accident on the USS Enterprise near Hawaii.
For more information and photos go to www.gendisasters.com - select Hawaii and then click on Ships. Next click on Pearl Harbor Jan 1969 (Sub: None to be Forgotten)

Inscription

IDAHO
AN US NAVY


Family Members


Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement