Howell was born on 24 MAY 1922 in Burlingame, Osage City, Kansas, the son of George Edward Foster and Pearl Moore.
He died on 16 AUG 1945. The place is not known.
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| Birth | 24 MAY 1922 |
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| Death | 16 AUG 1945 | ||||||
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!Note: The following was taken from his obituary: Named for Howell Richards, the first husband of Margaret Sharp, Howell was the second of three children born to Pearl and George Foster at Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas. He grew to manhood at Burlingame. His mother Pearl Moore died when Howell was 10 years old. Howell enlisted in the army during World War II, at 18, early in March of 1940. He served 18 months, following which he was honorably discharged as physically disabled. For his last three years he was employed by the Santa Fe Railroad. Besides his father and grandmother, he was survived by his step-mother, Nellie Drake Foster of the home, and two sisters, Ida Nadine, and Nellie May Foster of Topeka. On V-J Day, 15 Aug 1045 four men, Howell Foster, Harold Croucher, Glen Seastrom and George Vauter, were in a car east of town [Burlingame]. It crashed and three of the passengers were thrown clear of the car. However, Howell Foster was pinned in the wreckage which was burned up. There was a grave-side funeral service.