Jap A Powell
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 13 February 1943 in Spitfire MkVb AR341, 4FG/336FS. Killed in Action (KIA). Assigned at one time to 4FG/335FS. Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces Vol. 1 p. 75 by Bishop and Hey states engine trouble when on convoy patrol off England's east coast. Baled out but drowned. No MACR issued.
NOTE: 335Sq assignment per Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 February 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Fort Benjamin Harrison Hospital, Indianapolis, IN 46216, USA | 29 July 1940 | Enlisted Fort Benjamin, Harrison, Indiana. |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
English Channel | 13 February 1943 | Aircraft sustained an engine failure off the east coast of England. He baled out but was drowned before he could be rescued. His body was recovered. |
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Born |
Indiana | ||
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Buried |
Buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Plot D, Row 7, Grave 57. |
Revisions
Lee Cunnnigham 29-Jan-2015. SN and Burial event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC); Other information from "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A Hey MBE and Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces Vol. 1 p. 76 by Bishop and Hey / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list