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PRIVATE ELLSWORTH
D. POWELL was born in Grisfield, Maryland in 1898. He was living at 36 North
4th Street in Camden when not attending college at American
University in Washington, D.C. In
1917, with America's entry into World War I, American University gave
over to the War Department part of its grounds for use in the war
effort. On November 7, 1917 Ellsworth D. Powell enlisted in the United
States Army, and was assigned to the 30th
Engineer Regiment (Gas & Flame), which had recently been
organized on the school's grounds, which had been designated Camp
American University. In November of 1917 the unit was reorganized as the
1st Gas Regiment.
Private Powell went overseas with his unit in December of 1917. On
October 21, 1918 he died as a result of wounds received from the
explosion of an artillery shell. |
