World War II Honoree

Darrell C. Powers

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Clinchco, Virginia

SERVED FROM AUGUST 14, 1942 UNTIL OCTOBER 17, 1945. SERVED OVERSEAS IN ENGLAND, FRANCE, HOLLAND, BELGIUM, GERMANY AND AUSTRIA. SERVED OVERSEAS WITH COMPANY 'E', 2ND BATTALION, 506TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, THE ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, TH AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE ARROWHEAD AND 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GERMANY CLASP, THE FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM AND THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER AND THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.