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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-662725
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-731805
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-793242
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18063124
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier / Togglier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mizpah - The Bearded Lady aka The Bearded Beauty
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Spirit of Alcohol
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bad Egg
- Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 390th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mizpah II/ Frisco Jinny
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Missions
- Date: 19 May 1943
- Date: 17 May 1943
- Date: 15 May 1943
- Date: 13 May 1943
- Date: 4 May 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Other
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
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.
BPoston nephew
Bobby Poston - nephew
Nephew, Bobby Poston
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / brother, Robert T. Poston, MACR 15632
