World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Clyde Powell
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Beaumont, Texas
Honored By
Danny Reed Jacobs
Relationship
Nephew
SEVERELY WOUNDED BY SHRAPNEL STORMING THE SHORES TO LIBERATE THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS FROM THE JAPANESE IN WWII, HE WAS LEFT FOR DEAD. HE WAS THEN FOUND ALIVE AND TRANSPORTED BACK TO SCOTT AND WHITE HOSPITAL IN TEMPLE, TEXAS WHERE HIS FAMILY JOINED HIM WHILE HE RECOVERED.