WWII
Leslie Colen Powell, Jr.
Rate / Rank
T Sergeant
Birthdate
February 18 1924
Date of Death
June 3 1984
Branch
USAAC
Active Duty Service
February 16 1943 - January 1946
Conflicts & Campaigns
- Air Offensive, Japan; New Guinea
- Southern Philippines; Luzon; Western Pacific
- Pacific Theater of Operations, April 15, 1945 - December 22, 1945
Significant Duty Stations
- Inducted; Fort McPherson, Georgia.
- 822 Bombardment Squadron, 38th Bomber Group, Army Air Force
- Gunner/radio operator on B-24 Bomber
Decorations & Citations
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one silver star
- Philippine Liberation Medal with one bronze star
- American Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal
- Air Crew Member Badge; Marksman (pistol) Sharpshooter (rifle and carbine)
Notes
SSN 259-12-7628. US Army service number 34-760-336. Born; Cairo, Georgia. Home of record; 124 3rd Ave. SW, Cairo, Georgia.