World War II Honoree

Delmar Stoddard Powell

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Oviedo, Florida

Honored By

Delmar Stoddard Powell

ACTIVE SERVICE FROM OCTOBER OF 1942 TO FEBRUARY OF 1946. SCRUB NURSE WITH NAVY SURGEONS FOR 1 YEAR. MEMBER OF SECRET MEDICAL TEAM, 'FOXY 29', AND TRAINED FOR THE NORMANDY INVASION. SERVED ON LST 508, LST 391, LST 357, LCI-G 19 AND THE USS ALBEMARLE AV-5. DURING THE NORMANDY INVASION, CARRIED MEDICAL SUPPLIES FROM LST 391 TO AN ARMY MEDIC STATION ON OMAHA BEACH. ON BOARD LST 391, TREATED 125 AMERICAN WOUNDED AND 36 GERMAN WOUNDED, WORKING CONTINUOUSLY FOR 3 DAYS AND 2 NIGHTS; ALL SURVIVED. RETURNED TO THE U.S. AFTER A COLLISION AT SEA. COMPLETED ADDITIONAL TRAINING IN INDEPENDENT DUTY SCHOOL AND BOARDED THE USS LST 357 AS THE ONLY MEDICAL MAN ON BOARD. TRANSPORTED TROOPS TO SASABO, JAPAN. RETURNED TO THE U.S. ABOARD LCI-G 19, LANDING AT SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. SPENT A TOTAL OF 12 MONTHS AT SEA.