Charles Dause Powers
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Associated person
Object Number - UPL 36299 - Uncle Charles at an amusement park in New York just before he shipped out to overseas. He never returned home...
Charles Powers was lost over the English Channel on 25 March 1944. His aircraft was lost 6 miles from the North Coast of France, all six members of the crew managed to escape the aircraft, but only the pilot and co-pilot were rescued three days later.
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Units served with
![Lieutenant James T. Wilson and Lieutenant Robert J. Owen of the 386th Bomb Group in the cockpit of their B-26 Marauder. Image stamped on reverse: 'Not to be published.' [stamp], 'Ministry of Information 19 Aug 1943.' [stamp] nand '279545.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'AT THE US MARAUDERS BASE. The B-26 Marauders, American super medium bombers are operating now from bases in Britain. This series of pictures shows various scenes at the airfield where the ground crew and the fliers work together](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380230.jpg.webp?itok=rq3kY4oi)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 386th Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: The Minute Man
- Unit: 386th Bomb Group 553rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Little Easton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Henderson County, Tennessee | 26 June 1924 | |
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Enlisted |
Oglethorpe Georgia | 22 January 1943 | |
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Other Missing in Action (MIA) |
English Channel | 25 March 1944 | Missing in Action on March 25, 1944, 6 miles from the North Coast of France |
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Buried |
Name is listed on The Tablets of the Missing at the Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial in Nupre' Belgium |
Revisions
9th Air Force Roll of Honor (IWM in liaison with Ninth Air Force veterans and group associations, American Battle Monuments Commission, and Buddies of the Ninth Association) / B-26 memorials guide
