Lucion Nelson Powell
MilitaryAssigned to 87TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. While serving with the 53rd Wing in Europe, he flew on Invasion of Normandy (Jun-44), Mission Dragoon, Southern France (Aug-44),
Mission Market Garden – Holland (Sept-44), Relief of Bastogne (Dec-44), Mission Varsity-Rhine Crossing (Mar-45).
Awards: DFC (2OLC), AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME( 2 bronze stars ), American campaign and defense, OCC, Croix de Guerre, Commendation Medal, Air Force Longevity Service Award (3OLC).
Post war: Retired on 1-Dec-64 as Colonel.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Nicknames: Carried the name Little Joe after 85th Sqdn pilot Lt Joseph Gann
- Unit: 438th Troop Carrier Group 87th Troop Carrier Squadron
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 438th Troop Carrier Group 87th Troop Carrier Squadron
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 438th Troop Carrier Group 87th Troop Carrier Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cardiff, AL 35073, USA | 7 January 1913 | Son of James Melrose and Mary Emma [Cofer] Powell. |
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Other Crashed |
Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA | 31 August 1937 | On 31-Aug-37, he was piloting a PT-3A, a two seat biplane, on a training flight over the Great Salt Lake in a rain storm when the plane’s engine quit. |
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Other Crashed |
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), 5700 S Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL 60638, USA | 7 April 1941 | Ground Loop Chicago Municipal Airport, IL Cat 3 damage 1Lt Lucion N Powell, 7-Apr-41. P-12-E 31-567 - ACTD |
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Other Op Overlord |
Normandy, France | 7 June 1944 | Flew C-47 42-100637 on Normandy invasion. |
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Other Op Market Garden |
17 September 1944 | Flew C-47 43-15678 on Operation Market Garden. | |
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Other Crashed |
Neubiberg, Germany | 23 April 1953 | Mechanical failure Neubiberg AB, Germany Cat 1 damage Lt Col Lucion N Powell, 23-Apr-53. C-119C 50-146 41TCS 317TCG Neubiberg AB, Germany 12 |
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Died |
Washington, USA | 10 April 1970 | |
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Buried |
Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery Vacaville Solano County CA | 13 April 1970 | Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery Vacaville Solano County California, USA |
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Enlisted |
Enlisted as 17 yr old in US Army. | ||
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Based |
Greenham Common | Assigned to 87TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. | |
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Other Promotion |
Promoted to First Lieutenant in 1939. | ||
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Other Promotion |
Promoted to Captain in 1942. | ||
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Other Promotion |
Greenham, Thatcham RG19 6HN, UK | Promoted to Major in 1943. | |
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Other Promotion |
Greenham, Thatcham RG19 6HN, UK | Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1944. | |
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Other Promotion |
Germany | Promoted to Colonel in 1945. | |
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Other Promotion |
Promoted to Colonel in 1951 | ||
| Carbon Hill, AL 35549, USA | |||
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Enlisted |
Enlisted in Army Air Corp. | ||
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Other Graduated / Commissioned |
1800 Truemper Rd, Lackland AFB, TX 78236, USA | Graduated from Kelly Field, Texas 1935 as a pilot. Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant 1936. |
Revisions
HEADQUARTERS USAAF STATION 469 - SPECIAL ORDER No. 166 dated 7 October 1944
Col. Powell served as Group Operations Officer and took over duties of Air Executive Officer after Col. Cedriic Hudgens died of natural causes.