Howard Mand Posson

Military
media-48035.jpeg UPL 48035 Captain Howard M. Posson Howard M. Posson photos

Posson family records/photos, Los Angeles Times and Fresno Bee newspaper articles

Object Number - UPL 48035 - Captain Howard M. Posson

Howard M. Posson hailed from Fresno California. He was one of four children. Howard served with the 322nd Bomb Group/450th Bomb Squadron, 8th/9th Air Force in the European Theater of Operations. He received ground school training at the San Antonio Texas Air Corps Replacement Center, 6th Squadron "B" Flight beginning December 27, 1941. He continued on to Sherman, Tx. for flight school/formation flying from April 7, 1942 to April 28, 1942. On September 18, 1942 at MacDill Field, Tampa Bay Florida, Howard became a full fledged B-26 pilot. Howard went over seas in late November 1942. A Los Angeles Times newspaper article dated April 20, 1944 stated that Howard along with four other airmen recently returned from an attack on Ijmuiden, Holland a German held port. Additionally, a Fresno Bee newspaper article from 6/1/44 stated that Howard had 49 missions to his credit.



Howard M. Posson was happily married to Margaret Lyon. They were parents to four children. Howard was known for his good looks and witty sense of humor. Some would say he walked to the beat of a different drummer. Howard M. Posson passed away in 2005 aged 86 years.

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Units served with

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Fightin Cock
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
The wreck of a B-26 Marauder (ER-P, serial number 41-31875) of the 450th Bomb Squadron, 322nd Bomb Group, 6 March 1944. Official caption on image: "(GAD-115-1-475vG)(6-Mar-44)(A/C 41-31875 - B26 - 450BS/322BG - Battle Damage/Crash Landing)." Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Howard Posson. ER-P. Smile Again Operator.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Lady Liberty
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron

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Born

Fresno, CA 22 March 1918 Son of Phillip F and Margaret Posson.

Enlisted

March Field, Riverside, CA 19 December 1941 March Field Riverside California Army Serial No.: 19039573

Died

Bakersfield, CA 21 February 2005

Based

Andrews Field Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF.

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Courtesy of Ancestry.com

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Registration Card/D.S.S. Form 1, courtesy Ancestry.com

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War time portrait

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Page 62, The Mighty Eighth in Color, Roger Freeman.

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