| Birth: | Mar. 2, 1918, USA | | Death: | Dec. 13, 2004
Doylestown
Bucks County
Pennsylvania, USA | 
Military Figure, US Army General. After graduating the US Military Academy at West Point in 1941, Foster joined the 4th Signal Co., 4th Infantry Division. His assignment was to train 17 Comanche soldiers as "code talkers" at Ft. Benning, Georgia. Because the Comanches have no written language, he kept a notebook of the code's phonetic spellings. He also had to translate modern military terms into the Comanche language to make those terms indecipherable to enemy forces. The Comanches served in Europe, and were among the first Allied troops landing in Normandy, France, on D-Day. Navajo code talkers served with US Marines in the Pacific. Foster served later in World War II in North Africa and Italy after leaving the Comanches basic training. Later in life, he became an honorary member of the Comanche tribe and was given the name meaning "Telephone Red Sash," which referred to his code work and apparel of Army officers in the late 1800s. Foster also taught electrical engineering at West Point and the US Naval Academy. Additionally, he led the 1st Signal Brigade in Vietnam. He retired as a Major General. He died at his home in December and was later buried at West Point on 3 January 2005. (bio by: Edmond Spaeth)
Family links:
Spouse:
Mary Jane Schneider Foster (1924 - 2005)*
Children:
Harry D. Foster (1949 - 2002)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Hugh Foster | | | Burial:
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery
West Point
Orange County
New York, USA
Plot: Section XXIII, Row BB, Grave 005 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Edmond Spaeth
Record added: Feb 12, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial# 10464450 |
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