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POWERS, Forest F - Date of
birth
11 July 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Coeburn, Wise County, Virginia -
Hometown
Coeburn, Wise County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33091881 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
601st Tank Destroyer Battalion
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 April 1945 - Place of
death
Steinach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 34 | 25 |
Immediate family
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Members
Allen C. Powers (father)
Fannie C. (Kelly) Powers (mother)
Worley T. Powers (brother)
Irene K. Powers (sister)
Nannie I. Powers (sister)
Charles D. Powers (brother)
Hazel T. Powers (sister)
Frank R. Powers (brother)
Lloyd L. Powers (brother)
Verda N. (Clark) Powers (wife)
More information
Cpl Forest F. Powers enlisted in Roanoke, Virginia on 15 January 1942.He died from wounds caused by artillery shell fragments.
He was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously for gallantry in action on the day of his death.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Ancestors of Harold Prestridge / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, www.tankdestroyers.net, www.findagrave.com - Albert Ledoux, Forest Powers - Recipient - (militarytimes.com)
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