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Charles D. Powers is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

386th Bomber Group Monument (Great Dunmow)

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, Neupr�, 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, Neupr�, Belgium.

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