Foy served as a Technical Sergeant & Radio Operator on B-17F "Son" #42-5221, 427th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Alabama prior to the war.
Foy was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German aircraft and crashed into the Baltic Sea, near Lolland, Denmark during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 34337554
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-5221:
Bruce, Robert V ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, South Carolina
Clifford, Bernard J ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, New York
Dyke, Andrew A ~ T/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
Gale, Charles L ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, New York
Hartzog, Foy G ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Alabama
Heller, William O ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York
Horning, Allen E ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Ohio
Jahn, Charles O ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Minnesota
McLarty, Jack L ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Texas
Stata, Charles M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Massachusetts
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Alabama prior to the war.
Foy was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German aircraft and crashed into the Baltic Sea, near Lolland, Denmark during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 34337554
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-5221:
Bruce, Robert V ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, South Carolina
Clifford, Bernard J ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, New York
Dyke, Andrew A ~ T/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
Gale, Charles L ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, New York
Hartzog, Foy G ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Alabama
Heller, William O ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York
Horning, Allen E ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Ohio
Jahn, Charles O ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Minnesota
McLarty, Jack L ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Texas
Stata, Charles M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Massachusetts
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Foy served as a Technical Sergeant & Radio Operator on B-17F "Son" #42-5221, 427th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Alabama prior to the war.
Foy was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German aircraft and crashed into the Baltic Sea, near Lolland, Denmark during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 34337554
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-5221:
Bruce, Robert V ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, South Carolina
Clifford, Bernard J ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, New York
Dyke, Andrew A ~ T/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
Gale, Charles L ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, New York
Hartzog, Foy G ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Alabama
Heller, William O ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York
Horning, Allen E ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Ohio
Jahn, Charles O ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Minnesota
McLarty, Jack L ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Texas
Stata, Charles M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Massachusetts
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Alabama prior to the war.
Foy was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German aircraft and crashed into the Baltic Sea, near Lolland, Denmark during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 34337554
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-5221:
Bruce, Robert V ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, South Carolina
Clifford, Bernard J ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, New York
Dyke, Andrew A ~ T/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
Gale, Charles L ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, New York
Hartzog, Foy G ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Alabama
Heller, William O ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York
Horning, Allen E ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Ohio
Jahn, Charles O ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Minnesota
McLarty, Jack L ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Texas
Stata, Charles M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Massachusetts
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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