Unit/Command: Company F, 118th Infantry, 30th Division
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: October 8, 1918
Medal of Honor Action Place: near Montbrehain, France
Citation
When his company was held up by violent machine-gun fire from a sunken road, Sgt. Foster with an officer went forward to attack the hostile machine-gun nests. The officer was wounded, but Sgt. Foster continued on alone in the face of the heavy fire and by effective use of hand grenades and his pistol killed several of the enemy and captured 18.
Medal of Honor Recipient Gary E. Foster
Additional Details
Accredited to: Inman, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Awarded Posthumously: No
Born: November 6, 1894, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, SC, United States
Died: July 22, 1951, Spartanburg, SC, United States
Buried: New Prospect Cemetery (PM), Boiling Springs, SC, United States
Location of Medal:
Spartanburg County Historical Association, Spartanburg, SC