Bob Foster's birthdate

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DavidEpstein
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Bob Foster's birthdate

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It was on Foster's grave plaque he was born in December 1937?
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155 ... bob-foster
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Re: Bob Foster's birthdate

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Texas birth index says Dec. 15 1938, 1940 census lists him as 1 year old at the time. His obituary says 1938 too:

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/ab ... d=33316164

As unlikely as it seems, it appears the plaque has the wrong year on it.
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That's bizarre, but thanks for clearing it up.
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very strange, indeed.
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goose 5 wrote: 15 Jul 2022, 18:49 very strange, indeed.
Very very strange indeed and most of the sources say Bob Foster was born in 1938.
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Foster told the IBRO he was born in April, 1938. That statement he made and his family not correcting the 1937 date makes no sense.
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goose 5 wrote: 16 Jul 2022, 13:52 Foster told the IBRO he was born in April, 1938. That statement he made and his family not correcting the 1937 date makes no sense.
I want to know who wrote about Bob Foster's birthday that he was born 4 years younger unless someone wants to make Foster fight younger back then.
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