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POWELL, Aaron Melvin - Date of
birth
5 December 1916 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Reeds, Jasper County, Missouri -
Hometown
Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37732304 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
50th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 October 1944 - Place of
death
Ajoncourt, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 21 | 24 |
Immediate family
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Members
Chaslie B. Powell (father)
Rosa M. (French) Powell (mother)
Willard J. Powell (brother)
Ruth E. (Proctor) Powell (wife)
Anthony J. Powell (son)
More information
Pfc Aaron M. Powell was a skilled miner and mining-machine operator before he enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 31 January 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Corvell French Family, www.findagrave.com - Dottie Meadows, www.6tharmoreddivision.com, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Major M