Camp Foster: Pfc. William A. Foster was a rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. After assaulting a fortified Japanese position, he and another Marine engaged in a fierce hand grenade duel with enemy soldiers. An enemy grenade landed beyond reach of the Marines in the foxhole, so Foster dove on it, absorbing the explosion with his body. He lived long enough to hand his last two grenades to his fellow Marine, saying, “Make them count!”
Date Taken: | 07.08.2011 |
Date Posted: | 07.07.2011 20:10 |
Photo ID: | 425044 |
VIRIN: | 110622-M-XX000-002 |
Resolution: | 180x229 |
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Location: | OKINAWA, JP |
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