Robert Foster Ast
Second Lieutenant, Army
Born: February 20, 1921
Hometown: Staunton, VA
Entered: July 7, 1942
Served In: World War II
Casualty Date: December 10, 1944
Died In: Belgium
Hometown: Staunton, VA
Entered: July 7, 1942
Served In: World War II
Casualty Date: December 10, 1944
Died In: Belgium
Attended Augusta Military Academy and Wash & Lee University. 2LT Ast was killed by mortar fire as he crawled towards a German machine gun nest in Belgium. He is buried in Henri Chapelle American Cemetery.
