Paschal Hayden Powell
Military12-Oct-44 Plane was 'Inside Curve' 42-39973. Went down spinning and twisting. Then in a nose dive blew up with all of my crew of nine, killing all but my Navigator, Sidney Solomon, and me. Sidney Solomon and I, Paschal H. Powell were blown out and by a miracle of God we lived. Blew up over England all bodies recovered.
Failed to Return (FTR) Ruhland mission. Baled out of B-17 44-6387 22-Mar-45, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 13247.
Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-822769
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 12 October 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Arlie, TX | 31 July 1923 | Son of John William and Mora L [Smith] Powell. |
Enlisted |
Lubbock, TX | 6 April 1943 | Lubbock, Texas |
Other Baled out |
Ingham, UK | 12 October 1944 | Blown out of 42-39973, survived explosion and descent. One of two survivors. |
Other Baled out |
Ruhland, Germany | 22 March 1945 | Baled out of B-17 44-6387 POW MACR 1347 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo | 22 March 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
Died |
Kingston, OK | 13 December 2006 | |
Buried |
Oak Hill Cemetery Edgewood, Van Zandt County, TX | 15 December 2006 | Oak Hill Cemetery Edgewood, Van Zandt County, Texas |
Lamb county, TX | |||
Based |
Deopham Green | Assigned to 728BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Based |
Sterparone | 22 March 1945 | Transferred to 518BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18989088/paschal-hayden-powell
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Missing Air Planes of the 452nd BG