World War II Honoree

James C. Powers

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Barrington, Rhode Island

Honored By

Patricia Powers Lawrence

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION WITH A PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE GROUP AS A COMBAT INTELLIGENCE OFFICER IN INDIA AND BURMA IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL STILLWATERS CAMPAIGN ON THE LEDO ROAD IN BURMA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 1 BATTLE STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.