World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Erwin H. Posner
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Princeton, New Jersey
Honored By
William L. Beigel
SERVED WITH THE 373RD BOMB SQUADRON ON A SEA SWEEP MISSION TO HONG KONG WHEN HIS AIRCRAFT WAS INTERCEPTED BY JAPANESE FIGHTERS ON APRIL 18, 1944. SURVIVED THE CRASH OF HIS AIRCRAFT BUT WAS KILLED BY STRAFING WHILE IN HIS LIFE RAFT.