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Pilot Captain Ernest Allen Powell, O-010969 (MIA / KIA) Memphis, TN MIA July 18, 1943 Aircraft History Built by Chance-Vought. Delivered to the U.S. Navy (USN) as F4U-1 Corsair bureau number unknown. Disassembled and shipped overseas to the South Pacific (SoPAC) and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) to squadron VMF-122. No known nickname or nose art. Assigned to the United States Marine Corps (USMC), Marine Air Wing 1 (MAW-1), Marine Air Group 11 (MAG-11), Marine Fighting Squadron 122 (VMF-122) "Werewolves/Candystripers". No known nickname, nose art or squadron number. Mission History On July 18, 1943 took off from Henderson Field on Guadalcanal as part of an escort mission for B-24s bombing Kahilli Airfield on southern Bougainville. Over the target, intercepted enemy aircraft over the target. When this aircraft failed to return it was officially declared Missing In Action (MIA). Memorials Powell was officially declared dead on July 19, 1945. He is memorialized at Manila American Cemetery on the tablets of the missing. References USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List July 1943 F4U piloted by Powell July 18, 1943 no bureau number listed American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Ernest Allen Powell FindAGrave- Capt Ernest Allen Powell, Jr (photos, tablets of the missing) Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated December 2, 2022 |
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