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Powers Charles D.

Name:
Charles D. Powers
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
34507189
Unit:
553rd Bomber Squadron, 386th Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1944-03-25
State:
Tennessee
Cemetery:
Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupré, Belgium
Plot:
Tablets of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:

Charles D. Powers entered the military service in Tennessee. He served in the 553rd Bomber Squadron, 386th Bomber Group, Medium, as a Sergeant during World War II. His plane was lost over the English Channel on 25 March 1944. It was lost 6 miles from the North Coast of France, all six members of the crew managed to escape the aircraft, but only the pilot and co-pilot were rescued three days later. Sgt Powers' name is memorialized at the Tablets of the Missing, Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupré, Belgium.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov, www.americanairmuseum.com