24 SEP 2021, Notes for incoming transfer, sighted; added gender. 1) Bio section as written by the original creator of the memorial has been retained, and is below the divider. 2) Enlisted from the State of Oklahoma with service in the 866th Port Battalion Company in World War II; not sure where the other reference came from.* He was most likely a stevedore.
3) The emblem that appears in the Virtual Flowers section is the Honorable Discharge lapel button issued to World War 2 servicemen upon their discharge; they often wore it on the lapel of their jacket. Collectors of military memorabilia colloquially and fondly refer to this button as the "Ruptured Duck," a humorous poke at the design of the eagle, which some view as having a seemingly out-of-proportion inflated chest.~Andrew Posey was a Private First Class (PFC) in the 366 Oklahoma Regiment in World War II.*
All information, any headstones or pictures on this site were contributed by TONIA HOLLEMAN who has been on a project of documenting Stones and cemeteries in Crawford and Sebastian Counties in Arkansas and parts of Oklahoma. If you have any additional or corrections on any of the Tonia postings you can e-mail Tonia at [email protected].
Flowers are from Tonia's garden.
3) The emblem that appears in the Virtual Flowers section is the Honorable Discharge lapel button issued to World War 2 servicemen upon their discharge; they often wore it on the lapel of their jacket. Collectors of military memorabilia colloquially and fondly refer to this button as the "Ruptured Duck," a humorous poke at the design of the eagle, which some view as having a seemingly out-of-proportion inflated chest.~Andrew Posey was a Private First Class (PFC) in the 366 Oklahoma Regiment in World War II.*
All information, any headstones or pictures on this site were contributed by TONIA HOLLEMAN who has been on a project of documenting Stones and cemeteries in Crawford and Sebastian Counties in Arkansas and parts of Oklahoma. If you have any additional or corrections on any of the Tonia postings you can e-mail Tonia at [email protected].
Flowers are from Tonia's garden.
24 SEP 2021, Notes for incoming transfer, sighted; added gender. 1) Bio section as written by the original creator of the memorial has been retained, and is below the divider. 2) Enlisted from the State of Oklahoma with service in the 866th Port Battalion Company in World War II; not sure where the other reference came from.* He was most likely a stevedore.
3) The emblem that appears in the Virtual Flowers section is the Honorable Discharge lapel button issued to World War 2 servicemen upon their discharge; they often wore it on the lapel of their jacket. Collectors of military memorabilia colloquially and fondly refer to this button as the "Ruptured Duck," a humorous poke at the design of the eagle, which some view as having a seemingly out-of-proportion inflated chest.~Andrew Posey was a Private First Class (PFC) in the 366 Oklahoma Regiment in World War II.*
All information, any headstones or pictures on this site were contributed by TONIA HOLLEMAN who has been on a project of documenting Stones and cemeteries in Crawford and Sebastian Counties in Arkansas and parts of Oklahoma. If you have any additional or corrections on any of the Tonia postings you can e-mail Tonia at [email protected].
Flowers are from Tonia's garden.
3) The emblem that appears in the Virtual Flowers section is the Honorable Discharge lapel button issued to World War 2 servicemen upon their discharge; they often wore it on the lapel of their jacket. Collectors of military memorabilia colloquially and fondly refer to this button as the "Ruptured Duck," a humorous poke at the design of the eagle, which some view as having a seemingly out-of-proportion inflated chest.~Andrew Posey was a Private First Class (PFC) in the 366 Oklahoma Regiment in World War II.*
All information, any headstones or pictures on this site were contributed by TONIA HOLLEMAN who has been on a project of documenting Stones and cemeteries in Crawford and Sebastian Counties in Arkansas and parts of Oklahoma. If you have any additional or corrections on any of the Tonia postings you can e-mail Tonia at [email protected].
Flowers are from Tonia's garden.
Inscription
ANDREW
POSEY
OKLAHOMA
PFC
866 PORT BN CO
WORLD WAR II
(DATES)
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