World War II Honoree

Clifford Lindsay Powell

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Smithfield, West Virginia

Honored By

Clifford L. Powell

Relationship

Self

STAFF SERGEANT, CREW CHIEF. BEGAN BASIC TRAINING IN MARCH 1942 AT LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. JOINED THE 79TH FIGHTER GROUP, 85TH SQUADRON IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA. SHIPPED TO BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS FOR TRAINING. TRANSFERRED TO THE 325TH FIGHTER GROUP, 318TH SQUADRON. SHIPPED TO MANSFIELD, NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR MORE TRAINING. SENT OVERSEAS TO ORAN, NORTH AFRICA. SERVED THERE FOR ONE YEAR, THEN TO FOGGIA, ITALY. AT WAR'S END, SHIPPED TO FORT MEADE, MARYLAND FOR DISCHARGE IN AUGUST 1945.