World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
A. J. Powell
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Irondale, Alabama
Honored By
A. J. Powell
INVASION OF NORTH AFRICA, SICILY, ITALY, ROME-ARNO, NORTHERN APENNINES, RHINELAND, SOUTHERN FRANCE, D-DAY, CENTRAL EUROPE. RECEIVED EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, SILVER STAR, 3 BRONZE STARS AND BRONZE ARROWHEAD. OVERSEAS FROM NOVEMBER 1942 TO SEPTEMBER 1945. AIRPLANE MECHANIC AND ARMORER SPECIALIST. CAME BACK TO U.S. ON THE QUEEN ELIZABETH.