WWII

Edward Curry Powell

Rate / Rank
Captain

Birthdate
June 30 1921

Date of Death
March 20 2005

Branch
USAAC

Active Duty Service
August 15 1943 - March 16 1946

Conflicts & Campaigns

European Theater of Operations, March 3, 1944 - November 1, 1944, Europe; Normandy; North France; Germany

Significant Duty Stations

554 Army Air Force Base Unit

Decorations & Citations

European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with four bronze stars; Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster;
Distinguished Unit Badge; Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters; American Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal

Notes

Born; Cairo, Georgia. Pilot of P-47 fighter plane he flew 81 missions in the European Theater, was credited with destroying one plane and seven tanks. When he received a new P-51 Mustang fighter he named it the Georgia Peach.