Samuel F Powell
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Snippet from 93rd Bomb Group unit history - see https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/25117
Object Number - UPL 26413 - Samuel F. Powell, 93rd. Bomb Group.
Killed in Action (KIA) 7 December 1942. Took off from Portreath for Oran, crashed into mountain on approach to Tafaroui, killing all crew members. Plane was B-24D-1-CO 41-23707
AM/ PH
DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Killed in action |
7 December 1942 | ||
|
Enlisted |
Utah | ||
|
Buried |
North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial |
Revisions
Biographical details added from https://www.findagrave.com
ABMC, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey, p.76 / ABMC, MACR 16079, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 52 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
