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Darrell C Powers (1923 - 2009)

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Birthplace: Clinchco, Dickenson County, Virginia, United States
Death: June 17, 2009 (86)
Clinchco, Dickenson County, Virginia, United States
Place of Burial: Castlewood, Russell County, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Barnum Stevenson Powers and Audrey Frances Powers (Colley)
Husband of Dorothy Powers
Father of Private and Wayne Powers
Brother of Barnam S Powers, Jr; Private; Private and Private

Occupation: Staff sergeant (US Army), Machinist
Managed by: Alex Moes
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About Darrell C Powers

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Staff Sergeant Darrell C. "Shifty" Powers (13 March 1923 – 17 June 2009)[1] was a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. Powers was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Peter Youngblood Hills.

The 2011 book Shifty's War by journalist Marcus Brotherton, published by Penguin/Berkley-Caliber, captures Sgt. Powers' full life story.[2] Powers was one of the twenty contributors to the 2009 book We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories from the Band of Brothers.

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Darrell C Powers's Timeline

1923
March 13, 1923
Clinchco, Dickenson County, Virginia, United States
1949
1949
2009
June 17, 2009
Age 86
Clinchco, Dickenson County, Virginia, United States
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Castlewood, Russell County, Virginia, United States