Arthur Leroy Poston Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Bobby Poston - nephew
Object Number - UPL 34489 - A.L. Poston Jr
Killed in Action (KIA) 19 May 1943 in B-17 #41-24483 'Spirit of Alcohol'. He went to Bassingbourn from MacDill Field about November/December 1942. He was on his 17th mission. The pilot (Lt. Baxley) told his parents in a letter that they were approaching the submarine pens in Kiel, Germany when they received a lot of flak and numerous hits from the German fighters. Four members bailed out as the plane fell, and the remainder died in the crash. Lt. Baxley stated further in his letter that he asked T/Sergeant Poston to drop bombs, after it was apparent that the crash was imminent.
AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12036382
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Heavyweight Annihilators No2, My Prayer
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Squadron 91st Bomb Group
Missions
- Date: 1 May 1943
- Date: 17 April 1943
- Date: 16 April 1943
- Date: 5 April 1943
- Date: 4 April 1943
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Kannapolis, North Carolina | 12 May 1919 | |
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Enlisted |
3 December 1940 | CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA | |
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Died |
19 May 1943 | ||
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Buried |
Revisions
Updated awards and bio section.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109949834/arthur-leroy-poston
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / brother, Robert T. Poston, MACR 15632