S/SGT William V. Powers
Date of birth:
1/20/1915
Date of death:
1/8/1981
Home state:
MA
Serial number:
31457755
Resting
Shepardville Cemetery
Plainville, MA
Plainville, MA
Obituary
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Enlisted for duty: 24 MAR 1944
1st Platoon Sgt
Foreman, Construction
Award of the Bronze Star Medal
Staff Sergeant William Powers, Corps of Engineers, Company C, 284th Engineer Combat Battalion, United States Army, is awarded the Bronze Star Medal for heroic achievement in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States at Belingries, Germany on 26 April 1945. While awaiting elimination of enemy observation in order to construct a bridge across the Altmuhl River. Sergeant Powers, a platoon sergeant, volunteered to assist in the evacuating of infantry casualties across the swift river. Under heavy enemy observed mortar fire, he and another man laid a guy-line across the swift river to facilitate crossings with two rafts and then courageously participated in the evacuation of casualties, which also included those hit during the operation. Sergeant Powers’ heroic actions reflect great credit on him and the armed forces of the United States.
1st Platoon Sgt
Foreman, Construction
Award of the Bronze Star Medal
Staff Sergeant William Powers, Corps of Engineers, Company C, 284th Engineer Combat Battalion, United States Army, is awarded the Bronze Star Medal for heroic achievement in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States at Belingries, Germany on 26 April 1945. While awaiting elimination of enemy observation in order to construct a bridge across the Altmuhl River. Sergeant Powers, a platoon sergeant, volunteered to assist in the evacuating of infantry casualties across the swift river. Under heavy enemy observed mortar fire, he and another man laid a guy-line across the swift river to facilitate crossings with two rafts and then courageously participated in the evacuation of casualties, which also included those hit during the operation. Sergeant Powers’ heroic actions reflect great credit on him and the armed forces of the United States.
Photos tagged with Powers
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1st Platoon: LT Hochberger and S/SGT Powers.<br />1st Squad: Comeau, Blannet, Bridge, Blake, Kirby, Dugan, Jones, Feinstein, Weaver, Stahlman, McCullen and Roach<br />2nd Squad: Kramer, Bulger, Maurer, McPhee, Morris, Adams, Botting, Brubacher, Cocchia, Duncan, Kelson, Steele, Akoboff<br />3rd Squad: Busija, Kliever, Orcutt, Korup, Ellison, Coleman, Iilardi, Piadade, Taylor, Naperkoski, Apolinario, LoPorto, Arokahaty, Bergenty and Hickson
Albert J. Manganello, Zane B. McCartney and Powers Nuremberg
Barr, Ward and Powers
Bronze Star Ceremony: LT Poulos, Akoboff, Arokhaty, Powers and Busijia
Bronze Star Ceremony: S/SGT Powers, CPL Arokhaty, PFC Akoboff and LT Poulos
Bronze Star Ceremony: SGT Busija, S/SGT Powers, CPL Arokhaty and PFC Akoboff
Cocchia, SGT Powers and Unknowns just arrived in France
Hochberger, Powers, Bulger and Duncan in Nuremberg
Krebs, Powers, Jaschik, Jennings, Stauffer, Plourde, Keech and Mulligan<br />29 NOV 1944 Tarporley, England<br />Note that Krebs is holding a little black dog.
Powers at Zeppelin Field Nuremberg
Powers, Keech and others (possibly Stauffer, Delcourt, Killian, Mulligan and McCloskey) in Landshut
S/SGT Powers, Bulger (holding camera) and other soldiers in Nuremberg
SGT Powers on pass to Nice, France
Shilling, Donohue, Hickson, Hopkins, Bulger, Funkhouser, Swiderski, Casper, Powers, Cislo and unknowns at Gignac, France
Steel, Carnahan, Schab, Phillips, Hollowell, Gardner, Coppage, Stough, Powers, Koch and others unknown at Camp Breckinridge, KY
Williams, Powers, Jaschik, Swift, Keech, Stauffer, Delcourt, Killian, Mulligan and McCloskey at Camp Breckinridge, KY
Wollmar, Germany - S/SGT Powers, T/5 Kirby, LT Pou, PFC Santana and PFC Brubacher
Reunion photos tagged with Powers
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1977 - Abel, Good, Powers (standing) and Palumbo
1969 Culver, Powers and others
1970 - William Powers
1974 - Hochberger, Powers, Naperkoski and LoPorto
1978 - Whitman, Powers, Apolinario, Bulger and MacNeil
1978 - Powers and Bulger
1978 - MacNeil, Whitman, Powers, Bulger and Apolinario
1990 - Newport Reunion Powers and Whitman
Documents for Powers
Card about passing
Card about passing
Hitler poster signed by 1st Platoon and the Medics
Morning Report
Morning Report
Morning Report
Promotion Orders