World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
John L. Powell
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Andalusia, Alabama
Honored By
Sam E. Pennartz
Assigned to Pacific Theatre of Operations, 20th Air Force, XXI Bomber Command, 73rd Bomb Wing, 497th Bombardment Group (VH), 870th Bomb Squadron as an Aerial Gunner, left blister station aboard B-29 serial #42-24774, call sign A-Square-22, nicknamed 'Miss HAP'. Lost when hit with Anti-Aircraft Artillery flak, and crashed over the Kochi urban area of Japan on 4 July 1945.