US PARAS Powers, James Cardona

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Powers ​

• FORENAME

James Cardona​

• UNIT

504 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company D) ​

• RANK

Private First Class ​

• NUMBER

38068865 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

9th June 1943 ​

• AGE

23​

• GRAVESITE

North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia Plot A Row 20 Grave 4 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from El Paso County, Texas​

born 01.03.1920 Fabens, Texas, USA​

father William Powers​

mother Irene Cardona​

grammar school education​

civil occupation Bakers​

employed by El Paso Valley Compress Co., Fabens, Texas​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

01.07.1941 draft card Fabens, Texas​

28.11.1941 entered service Fort Francis E Warren Cheyenne, Wyoming​

Next of kin - Mrs. Irene C. Powers, Visalia, California​

died during training North Africa ​

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[mseerey]

Is there anywhere I can research for more information on James C. Powers and his training accident? He is a potential relative but I cannot tie him to the Powers branch on our family tree due to lack of names. Thanks. M. Seerey Austin, TX

 

[Craig Robertson]

Is there anywhere I can research for more information on James C. Powers and his training accident? He is a potential relative but I cannot tie him to the Powers branch on our family tree due to lack of names. Thanks. M. Seerey Austin, TX

According to the hospital admission card files he died due to fall from height in Morocco.
From what i can see his mother is mentioned in draft card/headstone records as Irene C. Cardona residing Visalia, California
Have updated his record above with the other details i have come across. Cannot find any mention of him in newspaper articles from the time.