Poss, Erwin Ernest

Poss, Erwin Ernest

Male 1923 - 1957  (34 years)

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  • Name Poss, Erwin Ernest  [1
    Nickname Lucky 
    Born 28 Jul 1923  Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 29 Nov 1957  Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Highland Cemetery, Highland, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I35171  Sackett | Descendants of Thomas Sacket the Elder, Descendants of Simon Sackett the Colonist
    Last Modified 4 Sep 2020 

    Father Poss, Ernie E.,   b. 1901,   d. May 1956  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Sackett, Lorraine,   b. 18 Feb 1903, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1997, Highland, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Children
     1. Poss, Erwin Ernest,   b. 28 Jul 1923, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1957, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
     
    Family ID F9997  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Larson, Ellen Anna,   b. 10 Oct 1924, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 2003, Highland, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married Mar 1941  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Poss, Karen Sue,   b. 3 Jun 1944, Highland, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 2009, Chesterfield, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2012 
    Family ID F12577  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Jul 1923 - Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Mar 1941 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Poss, Karen Sue - 3 Jun 1944 - Highland, Madison County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Nov 1957 - Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Highland Cemetery, Highland, Madison County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Poss, Erwin Ernest 'Ernie' (1923-1957)
    Poss, Erwin Ernest "Ernie" (1923-1957)
    Picture from Find A Grave Memorial# 54675011; added by James Boyd

  • Notes 
    • Find A Grave Memorial
      Erwin E. Poss
      Birth: Jul. 28, 1923, USA
      Death: Nov. 29, 1957; Jefferson County, Texas, USA
      Burial:
      Highland Cemetery, Highland, Madison County; Illinois, USA

      Erwin Ernest Poss was born on July 28, 1923 in Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, a son of Ernie Earnest Poss and Lorraine Ella Sackett Poss.

      He lived in Lebanon, Illinois with his parents until 1935 then moved to Highland, Madison Illinois, receiving his education in the local schools. He married Ellen Anna Larsen in March 1941 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Two Children were born to them, Lorraine Laura Poss and Karen Sue Poss both of Highland, Illinois.

      Erwin Poss served in the Army Air Force during World War II. The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after the war, it was a component of the United States Army. On February 23, 1947 Erwin Poss was honorable discharged from the United States Army. He went on to continue service in the United States Air Force until he was honorable discharged on March 8, 1951.

      On February 15, 1957, he married Verdi again in Beaumont, Texas where he worked for 15 months as a welder for the Beaumont Construction Company. At 3:15 p.m. on November 29, 1957 while working at the Olin Mathieson Chemical Company, Erwin Poss collapsed and died suddenly of a heart attack. Erwin Poss is buried in the Highland City Cemetery in Highland, Madison County, Illinois.

      In April 2006, one of Erwin's two children, Karen Sue (Poss) Boyd, contacted the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri to inquire about her father's military service. On April 17, 2006 the NPRC responded with a letter stating that due to a disastrous fire that occurred on July 12, 1973 to the centers records storage, most of Erwin's military records were destroyed along with approximately 16 \endash 18 million Official Military Personnel Records from 1912 to 1960, his enlistment date remains unknown.


      Family links:
      Parents:
      Earnie E Poss (1901 - 1956)
      Lorraine Sackett Poss (1903 - 1997)
      Spouse:
      Ellen Anna Larsen Burns (1924 - 2003)
      Children:
      Karen Sue Poss Boyd (1944 - 2009)

      Maintained by: James Boyd
      Originally Created by: Richard McLean
      Record added: Jul 08, 2010
      Find A Grave Memorial# 54675011
      Photograph added by: James Boyd
      Photograph added by: James Boyd
      Photograph added by: James Boyd

  • Sources 
    1. [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com), Memorial# 54675011 (Reliability: 3).


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