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Hugh F. Foster Jr.

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Commanding General 1st Signal Brigade, Vietnam, 1970

Hugh Franklin Foster Jr. (March 2, 1918 – December 13, 2004) was an American major general. He served in World War II and the Vietnam War, as well as with the United Nations Forces in Korea after the Korean War.

World War II

Foster's comanche language code book is on display in the National Cryptologic Museum.

After graduating from West Point in 1941, Foster joined the Signal Corps. He was assigned to the 4th Signal Company, 4th Infantry Division stationed at Fort Benning. There he worked with a platoon of Comanche Indians to develop a voice code based on their tribal language. See Comanche code talkers.

He went on to serve in the North African campaign and Italian campaigns.

Korea

During the Korean War, Foster was stationed in Austria as a battalion commander (63rd Signal Battalion). He was the Signal Officer for United Nations Forces in Korea in 1965–66.

Vietnam War

During the Vietnam War, Foster commanded the 1st Signal Brigade.

Career after Vietnam

Following his service in the Vietnam War, Foster was given command of the United States Army's Communications Electronics Command in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey in May 1971, serving until August 1975.[1]

Other Contributions and Achievements

After retirement, Foster eventually moved to Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He designed the Bucks County World War II memorial in downtown Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

In the 1980s when the Comanche Code Talkers received awards from the French government for their contributions to the war effort, they reached out and invited Foster to attend. This reconnected them. He and his family were adopted by a Comanche family and considered members of the Comanche nation. His name was "Telephone Red Sash."

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-07-23. Retrieved 2009-06-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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