From the July 10, 2015, Chicago Tribune "Served in WWII with 6 brothers" by Kate Thayer.
GEORGE POWELL, 99. (1915-2015)
Died July 8, 2015.
"The lone surviving sibling of a downstate family that sent seven sons to war died Wednesday, marking what loved ones described as the 'end of an era.'"
George Powell was one of 13 children and one of seven brothers who served in WWII. Military records show that at least six of them served in active war zones in Europe and the Pacific. All survived the war and would return at varying times to the family's farmhouse in downstate Hillview, about 60 miles southwest of Springfield.
The family's name will soon be honored when a stretch of U.S. Route 67 is dedicated to their honor. About 35 miles passing through Green County will now be known as the Powell Brothers Memorial Highway after a joint resolution passed the Illinois General Assembly last spring.
I have been writing about the five Steinsdoerfer brothers from McHenry.
GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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