Walsh Post 432 Legionnaire |
Powell, Robert R., Jr.
|
Corporal
|
| War |
WW II |
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| Branch |
Army |
|
| Company/Outfit |
Battery C 725th FldArty BN |
70th Infantry Division |
| Military Occupation |
Heavy Machine Gunner |
Served under Gen. Patton in the Rhineland |
| Entered Service |
Feb. 14, 1942 |
Ft. Des Moines, IA – Discharged, Camp Grant, IL |
| Period Served |
Feb. 14, 1942-Feb. 5, 1946 |
Foreign Serv. Jan. 8, 1945 – Jan. 29, 1946 |
| Where Served |
Central Europe, Rhineland |
|
| Wounded |
No |
|
| Killed In Action |
No |
|
| POW |
No |
|
| Date of Birth |
Feb. 23, 1916 |
Langdon, IA |
| Date Deceased |
June 15, 1968 |
North Lawn Cemetery, Spencer, IA |
| Medals |
Good Conduct, WW2 Victory Medal, American Camp Medal, European, African |
Note: Son of Robert Powell, Sr. of Terril. |