Dravosburg in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
David Burton Foster
Semper Fidelis
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 28, 2023
1. David Burton Foster Marker
J.D. and L.V. Foster
Born September 30, 1891
Corporal 43rd Co. 5th Reg't.
United States Marine Corps
American Expeditionary Forces
Killed in action at Bois-De-Belleau
Chateau Thierry, France June 12, 1918
The first soldier from McKeesport
to fall in battle in the World-War
for Human Freedom.
To you, from falling hands,
I throw the torch of Liberty;
Be yours to hold it high.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I. A significant historical date for this entry is June 12, 1918.
Location. 40° 20.946′ N, 79° 53.612′ W. Marker is in Dravosburg, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. Monument is in Richland Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 399 Richland Avenue, Dravosburg PA 15034, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Burt Foster (here, next to this marker); Civil War Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kennedy-Nixon Taft-Hartley Debate (approx. 1.4 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); McKeesport Memorial and Shrine
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Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 28, 2023
2. David Burton Foster Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 59 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
