August 23, 1919 – April 30, 2007
Harrison Posey
Personal Information
Birthplace: Nanjemoy, Maryland
Service Information
Branch of Service: Navy
Unit: USS Gosper
Theater of Operation: Pacific
Enlisted / Commissioned: May 26, 1944
Discharged: Oct 26, 1945
Highest Rank: 3PO
Honored By: Children and Stepchildren, Sandra I. Sacra et al
Biography
3PO Posey trained at TRG COM. And USD TADC in Willamsburg, Virginia. He was stationed in Brooklyn, NY, before being sent to Navy ATA in Seattle, WA. He was then assigned to the USS Gosper until he was discharged. When drafted he was married with two children and a 3rd born in August 1944. Mr. Posey was a cook on board the USS Gosper.
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