James Powell
- Killed In Action
- Prisoner of War
Service Information
Branch of Service: Army Air Corps
Theater of Operation: Other
Highest Rank: Brig. General
Military Honors: Bronze oak leaf cluster,
Honored By: The Eisenhower Foundation
Biography
James Franklin Powell was born in 1893 in Fort Monroe, Virginia. He served in the Army Air Forces in World War II. After serving he transferred to the US Air Force and retired in 1953 as a US Air Force Maj. General.
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