Name:
Mitchell Warren Powell
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
38181478
Unit:
330th Bomber Squadron, 93rd Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1944-02-11
State:
Oklahoma
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
A
Row:
4
Grave:
23
Decoration:
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Hear
Comments:
TSgt Mitchell Warren Powell, radio operator of the B-24 Liberator 42-63978 “Lonesome Polecat”, took off from station 104 in Hardwick, Norfolk, UK on a bombing mission over Siracourt’s rocket installations. They were shot down by flak at 0954, crushing two civilians and killing all aboard.