William Earley Foster Jr. ’49

Bill Foster, son of the late William '08 and a 36-year resident of West Caldwell, N.J., died there Feb. 25, 1997.

He was born in Red Bank and, prior to coming to Princeton, served in the Army, earning the Silver Star for his bravery in France during WWII. Bill was a machine gunner who was severely wounded in action and subsequently became a member of the 104th U.S. Infantry Regiment Veterans Assn.

Bill attended Princeton for two years, left, and married Janet King Foster, who predeceased him on Jan. 24, 1997. He had been a packing manager for AnheuserBusch in Newark for 25 years before retiring in 1986. Previously he had worked for Ballantine for 10 years.

Bill is survived by a son, William E. III, a daughter, Katherine A. Fahey, and two grandchildren. We extend to all of them our most sincere sympathies.

The Class of 1949