Darrell 'Shifty' Powers, the Legendary Sharpshooter. But he is the victim of a road accident while heading for the airport: hospitalized for several months, he will finally return to the United States only after his unit.Īfter the war, he worked for twenty years with the Clinchfield Coal Corporation. ISBN 275 6 NUGI 320 Oorspronkelijke titel: Shifty's War The Authorized Biography of Sgt. He benefits from an early return to the United States, thanks to a lottery organized by the command and allowing the lucky winner to leave the theater of operations earlier than planned. He was never wounded during combat during the Second World War, a case rare enough to be noticed. Designates Shifty Lane in the Town of Clinchco the 'Staff Sergeant Darrell 'Shifty' Powers Memorial Highway. Will Wampler (R-Abingdon) Progress Description Staff Sergeant Darrell 'Shifty' Powers Memorial Highway. He participated in the Battle of Normandy (Operation Overlord), fighting in Holland (Operation Market Garden) and took part in the actions of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (101st Airborne Division) in Elsass (Haguenau) and then in Germany. (HB667) Staff Sergeant Darrell 'Shifty' Powers Memorial Highway designates Shifty Lane in Town of Clinchco. But considering himself useful to other positions in the army and not being sure to keep this work, he then volunteered as a volunteer with the parachutists in 1942 and carried out his basic training at Camp Toccoa, integrating soon after the Easy Company. He worked as a machinist in a US Navy port at the Navy after finishing his high school education. He grew up at the same place, taking advantage of the great outdoors to become familiar with rifle shooting and quickly became an excellent shooter. Darrell Powers was born on March 13th, 1923 in Clinchco, Virginia.
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