Omro Veterans Memorial

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Omro Veterans
 

Howard W Posorske

Middle Name: W
Military Branch: Army
Conflict(s):
  • World War II
  • Korean War

Date of Birth: 04/13/1922
Date of Death: 01/29/2015
Date Entering Service: 11/18/1942
Date Discharged: 01/23/1946
Died In Service: No
Panel: 5 Row: 14
Honorable Discharge Verified: Yes
Name Spelling Verified: Yes
Residence Verified: Yes
Notes:

Obituary scanned

Howard was in the 713th Armored Flame Thrower Batallion. The 713th was the only Flame Thrower Battalion in WWII. Flames shot out of 75 millimeter gun of a Sherman tank / a very effective weapon in Okinawa. Howard William Posorske inducted Nov 18, 1942. Served in the 713th Armored Flame Thrower Tanks. First tanks in Pacific to be modified in this way. He served in the Service Company and rose to a rank of T/5. Landed in Okinawa in the spring of 1945. At the end of WWII, he served 3 months in Korea. He headed home Jan. 31, 1946.

He lived at 4522 Reighmoor Rd while in Omro

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