Edward Lee Foster, USN

Born  19 Jan 1910Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA


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Ranks

4 Jun 1931 Ens.
4 Jun 1934 Lt.(jg)
1 Jul 1939 Lt.
15 Jun 1942 T/Lt.Cdr.
1 Nov 1942 T/Cdr.

Decorations

Warship Commands listed for Edward Lee Foster, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS McCall (DD 400)T/Cdr.Destroyer27 Feb 19432 May 1944 (1)
USS Shannon (DM 25)T/Cdr.Destroyer8 Sep 1944Jun 1945

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer USS Shannon (DM 25)


21 Nov 1944
USS Shannon departed from Norfolk bound for the Pacific.

27 Nov 1944
USS Shannon arrived in the Panama Canal Zone.

27 Jan 1945
USS Shannon departed from Pearl Harbor bound for Eniwetok, then on to Saipan to participate in the Iwo Jima landings.

19 Feb 1945
USS Shannon arrived in the Iwo Jima area.

24 Feb 1945
USS Shannon departed from the Iwo Jima area bound for Saipan.

3 Mar 1945
USS Shannon returns to the Iwo Jima area.

8 Mar 1945
USS Shannon departed from the Iwo Jima area bound for Ulithi.

19 Mar 1945
USS Shannon departed from Ulithi to participate in the Okinawa campaign.

25 Mar 1945
USS Shannon arrived in the Okinawa area.


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