Name:
Ivor V. Powell
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
35355498
Unit:
314th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-23
State:
Indiana
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France
Plot:
P
Row:
3
Grave:
10
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Ivor V. Powell entered military service in Indiana. He served in the 314th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division as a Staff Sergeant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 23, 1944, during the liberation of Vexin in France. He is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France. His name is commemorated on a monument in Fontenay-Saint-Père, France, but his surname is spelled 'Powel.'