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David Burton Foster, the beloved son of J.D. and L.V. Foster, was born on September 30, 1891. He served as a corporal in the 43rd Company, 5th Regiment, United States Marine Corps, with the American Expeditionary Forces, and was killed in action at Bois-De-Belleau, Chateau Thierry, France, on June 12, 1918. He was the first soldier from McKeesport to fall in battle in the World-War for Human Freedom.
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