Abner Hardin Posey
Military
Object Number - UPL 56342 - Abner H. Posey
Abner Hardin Posey enlisted in the Army Air Force on 23-Jan-42. After graduating from flight school he was assigned as a pilot with the 340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group based in Africa and Italy in August of 1943. He flew 26 missions with the 97th before transferring to the 305th Bomb Group in England.
He flew another 13 combat missions over Europe with the 305th, for a total of 39 missions.
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379318.jpg.webp?itok=n7iztoxa)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 483rd Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
San Antonio, TX | 10 May 1921 | Son of Grover C. and Jennie [Hardin] Posey. |
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Enlisted |
College Station, TX | 23 January 1942 | College Station, Texas |
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Died |
San Antonio, TX | 19 June 1980 | |
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Buried |
Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park New Braunfels, Guadalupe County, TX | 22 June 1980 | Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park New Braunfels, Guadalupe County, Texas |
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Based |
Polebrook | Assigned to 340BS, 97BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Based |
Chelveston | Transferred 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
NARA
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95561289/abner-hardin-posey
John Posey, son
305th Bomb Group Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
