IOWA HONOR ROLL
These Iowans, like those pictured in this section in previous weeks, have given their lives for their country. All have been killed in combat or have died in prison camps. The fourth line under each name shows where the man last served.
Source: The Des Moines Register, Sunday, April 30, 1944 (photo included)
Kenneth William Powell was born Apr. 7, 1913 to Clarence H. and Ida M. Powell. He died Aug. 24, 1942 and was buried At Sea. He is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.
Petty Officer Powell served aboard the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) and the USS Enterprise (CV-6) and was KIA while attached to the Enterprise. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
