World War II Honoree

Ralph Leslie Powers

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Salem, New Jersey

Honored By

A Grateful American

HE ATTENDED THE RISING SUN AERONAUTICAL SCHOOL, PHILADELPHIA, GRADUATING AS AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN WORKING FOR TRANS WORLD AIRLINES (TWA), KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, WHERE HE ALSO WORKED IN THE MAIL DEPARTMENT UNTIL ENTERING THE MILITARY. AN AIRCRAFT TECHNICIAN, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD, WILLOW GROVE NAVAL AIR BASE AND THE U.S. NAVAL AIR DEVELOPMENT CENTER, JOHNSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.