World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edmund C. Powless
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Oneida, Wisconsin
ENLISTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PEARL HARBOR ATTACK AND VOLUNTEERED FOR PARACHUTE TRAINING. PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND LIBERATION OF BASTOGNE AS A MEMBER OF THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART AND TWO BRONZE STARS. DISCHARGED IN OCTOBER 1945. RECENTLY AWARDED THE FRENCH LEGION OF HONOR BY THE FRENCH CONSULATE FOR HIS PART IN THE LIBERATION OF FRANCE DURING WWII.