Eli E Power, my Dad served in Army Air Corp WWII, any records?

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Pat Vosberg-Hider (Power) here, I am looking to find military records of his service in WWII Army Air Corp, died in 1949, I was 8 years old. He received Oak Cluster I believe for air battle. He is buried in Marblehead Mass. I have several photos of him but do not know how to share. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Pat

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Answer 1

Eli E Power

United States World War II Army Enlistment Records

Name	Eli E Power
Name (Original)	POWER ELI E
Event Type	Military Service
Event Date	27 May 1942
Event Place	Portland, Maine, United States
Race	White
Citizenship Status	citizen
Birth Year	1916
Birthplace	MASSACHUSETTS
Education Level	4 years of college
Civilian Occupation	Salesmen, stock and bond
Marital Status	Married
Military Rank	Private
Army Branch	Air Corps
Army Component	Reserves - exclusive of Regular Army Reserve and Officers of the Officers Reserve Corps on active duty under the Thomason Act (Officers and Enlisted Men -- O.R.C. and E.R.C., and Nurses-Reserve Status)
Source Reference	Civil Life
Serial Number	11068038
Affiliate ARC Identifier	1263923
Box Film Number	00641.57

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United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

Affiliate Publication Title

Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946

Citing this Record

"United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8LX-11H : 5 December 2014), Eli E Power, enlisted 27 May 1942, Portland, Maine, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

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Eli E Power

United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans

Name	Eli E Power
Event Type	Burial
Event Place	Marblehead, , Massachusetts, United States
Death Date	27 Feb 1949

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United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949

Digital Folder Number	007221812
Image Number	01427

Citing this Record

"United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1Z-6VQ1 : 17 May 2016), Eli E Power, .

Answer 2

www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Power&GSiman=1&GScid=91824&GRid=100531726&

Eli Edward Power

Birth:	Nov. 26, 1916 Marblehead Essex County Massachusetts, USA
Death:	Feb. 27, 1949
Family links:   Parents:   Walter Brown Power (1875 - 1962)   Lena Hunt Power (1875 - 1968)    Siblings:   Walter Brown Power (1907 - 1996)*   Edith Kimball Power (1908 - 2003)*   Marjorie Power Davis (1912 - 2006)*   Louis Russell Power (1913 - 1953)*   Eli Edward Power (1916 - 1949)   *Calculated relationship   Inscription: MASSACHUSETTS STAFF SGT 51 AAF TRP CARR SQ WORLD WAR II AM & 4 OLC
Burial: Waterside Cemetery  Marblehead Essex County Massachusetts, USA Plot: Locust Avenue
Created by: Patricia Hider Record added: Nov 11, 2012  Find A Grave Memorial# 100531726 Added by: RememberMe   Added by: RememberMe   Cemetery Photo Added by: RememberMe

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Eli E Power

United States Census, 1940

Name	Eli E Power
Event Type	Census
Event Date	1940
Event Place	Falmouth Town, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Gender	Male
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Race (Original)	White
Race	White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original)	Son-In-Law
Relationship to Head of Household	Son-in-law
Birthplace	Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated)	1917
Last Place of Residence	Marblehead, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Household	Role	Gender	Age	Birthplace
Leonard Timberlake	Head	M	53	Maine
Jessie A Timberlake	Wife	F	53	Maine
Eli E Power	Son-in-law	M	23	Massachusetts
Augusta G Power	Daughter	F	23	Maine

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United States Census, 1940

District	3-22
Family Number	362
Sheet Number and Letter	16B
Line Number	54
Affiliate Publication Number	T627
Affiliate Film Number	1474
Digital Folder Number	005462018
Image Number	00577

Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMM7-P1S : accessed 8 February 2017), Eli E Power in household of Leonard Timberlake, Falmouth Town, Cumberland, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 3-22, sheet 16B, line 54, family 362, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1474.

Answer 3

On his request for headstone record lists:

Staff sgt, serial number 11068038, enlistment 27 May 1942, date out 14 Sep 1945, 51 st Troop Carrier Group & 62nd Troop Carrier Group, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

You may contact the DOD for more info using his serial number.

Answer 4

 

Eli E Power

mentioned in the record of Augusta G Timberlake and Eli E Power

Name	Eli E Power
Event Type	Marriage
Residence Place	Lynn, Ma
Event Date	11 Nov 1939
Event Place	Maine, United States
Spouse's Name	Augusta G Timberlake
Spouse's Residence Place	Danvers, Ma

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Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996

Citing this Record

"Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCNL-7YY : 27 November 2014), Eli E Power and Augusta G Timberlake, 11 Nov 1939; citing Marriage, Maine, United States, State Archives, Augusta.

Answer 5

Check this link:

https://archive.org/stream/TroopCarrierOperations1944/TroopCarrierOperations1944_djvu.txt

Answer 6

Check this link:

https://www.vetfriends.com/units/?unit=307177

Answer 7

check this link:

http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/62nd_Troop_Carrier_Group.html