In memory of
Alfred L. Foster
1931
- Their country
- United States of America
- Killed that day
- June 17, 1931, aged 44
Their life
Railroad Policeman Alfred Foster died after falling from a railroad trestle in South Bellingham, Massachusetts.
He had been detailed to the area due to recent thefts from trains. During the drive to South Bellingham, the car he was riding in was involved in a crash. He continued to his assigned area and began his patrols along the tracks. He was crossing the railroad trestle over Lake Street when he fell through an opening to the street 15 feet below.
A passerby discovered his body at about 7:00 am.
Policeman Foster had served with the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Police Department for five years.
Survived by
He was survived by his wife, two children, mother, and six siblings.
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