Jack B. Posey
Aviation Machinist's Mate, 2nd Class, USNR
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AMM2 Jack B. Posey
Jack Blair Posey
Aviation Machinist's Mate, Second Class,
U.S. Naval Reserve
Service #6327727
Assigned to VP-34 (Patrol Squadron),
Crew Member PBY-5 Catalina Aircraft ID: 8436
Southwest Pacific Theatre
Died on or about January 10, 1944
While In Prisoner of War Status
Next-of-Kin Notified:
Father, Mr. Alvin Posey,
Richfield Kansas
Awards:
Purple Heart
Prisoner of War
Medal
American Campaign
Service Medal
Asiatic-Pacific
Campaign Medal
World War II
Victory Medal
AMM2 Posey entered the US Navy Reserves from California
and his loss is found on
the American Battle Monuments Commission website.
The following information on this casualty is sourced from The National Archives Database:
World War II Prisoners of War Data File, 12/7/1941 - 11/19/1946
SERIAL NUMBER
6327727
NAME
POSEY JACK BLAIR
GRADE, ALPHA
Aviation machinist's mate, second class
SERVICE CODE
NAVY
ARM OR SERVICE
United States Navy
DATE REPORT
1/10/1944
RACE
WHITE
STATE OF RESIDENCE
California
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION
(No Data Entered)
PARENT UNIT NUMBER
(No Data Entered)
PARENT UNIT TYPE
(No Data Entered)
AREA
Southwest Pacific Theatre: New Britain Island
LATEST REPORT DATE
6/10/1946
SOURCE OF REPORT
Sources considered official.
STATUS
Died as Prisoner of War, Not Above Cases
DETAINING POWER
JAPAN
CAMP
Rabaul Pow Camp Rabaul, New Britain 4-152
REP
(No Data Entered)
POW TRANSPORT SHIPS
(No Data Entered)
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