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Gary Foster entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the South Carolina National Guard.

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Regiment:

    118th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 8, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 16 ( January 22, 1919)

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Gary Evans Foster (ASN: 1311059), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 8 October 1918, while serving with Company F, 118th Infantry, 30th Division, in action at Montbrehain, France. When his company was held up by violent machinegun fire from a sunken road, Sergeant Foster with an officer went forward to attack the hostile machinegun nests. The officer was wounded, but Sergeant 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.