World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James P. Powell
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
New Orleans, Louisiana
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
TECHNICAL SERGEANT. RADIO OPERATOR AND WAIST GUNNER ON A B-24 LIBERATOR. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 782ND SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. HIS AIRCRAFT LANDED IN RUSSIAN TERRITORY DUE TO THE LOSS OF TWO ENGINES ON A COMBAT MISSION TO THE MARSHALLING YARD AT SZOMBATHELY, HUNGARY ON 4 MARCH 1945. RETURNED BY RUSSIAN FORCES TO BARI, ITALY.