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Staff Sergeant Darrell Cecil "Shifty" Powers (13 March 1923 – 17 June 2009) 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.
Staff Sergeant Darrell C. "Shifty" Powers was a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company , 2nd Battalion , 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment , in the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. The 2011 book Shifty's War by journalist Marcus Brotherton, published by Penguin/Berkley-Caliber...
Learn about the life and legacy of Darrell “Shifty” Powers, a humble and skilled soldier who fought with the Band of Brothers in World War II. Read his memoir, written by Marcus Brotherton, and discover how he survived the war, became a squad leader, and died in 2009.
Jun 17, 2009 · Darrell Powers, also known as Shifty Powers, was a staff sergeant in Easy Company, 101st Airborne Division, during World War II. He served in D-Day, Market Garden, and the Battle of the Bulge, and received several medals and honors.
Staff Sergeant Darrell C. "Shifty" Powers died on 17 June 2009, of cancer, in Dickenson County, VA. He was 86 years old. He is buried at Temple Hill Memorial Park, Castlewood, Russell County, VA.
