Paul Frederick Foster
Born: March 25, 1889 at Wichita, Kansas
Home Town: Wichita, Kansas
Medal of Honor
U.S. Navy
Mexican Border War
War Department, General Orders No. 177 (December 4, 1915)
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Ensign Paul Frederick Foster, United States Navy, for distinguished conduct in battle attached to the U.S.S. UTAH during the engagements of Vera Cruz, Mexico, 21 and 22 April 1914. In both days’ fighting at the head of his company, Ensign Foster was eminent and conspicuous in his conduct, leading his men with skill and courage.
Navy Cross
U.S. Navy
Peacetime Awards
The Navy Cross is presented to Paul Frederick Foster, Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession on the occasion of the turret disaster on board the U.S.S. Trenton on October 20, 1924.
