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Sterling Cecil Foster

Sterling Cecil Foster

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Chief Electrician's Mate
Service Number 371 81 29
Birth Date November 1, 1910
From Cedarvale, Kansas
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Sealion (SS-195)
Loss Date December 10, 1941
Location Cavite, Philippine Islands
Circumstances Sunk by air attack
Remarks Some sources list Sterling as being from Cropseyville, New York. He was born and raised in Cedarvale, Kansas.

Photo and information courtesy of Olivia E. Vinall, widow.

 

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