Edward Schuyler Powell

1913 – 1995

WWII

USN

Edward Schuyler “Sky” Powell was born March 18, 1913 to Stanley and Anna Powell in Mt. Clare, NJ.

He graduated in 1935 from Yale University, before joining the Navy in 1943, where he was stationed at the Submarine Chaser Training Center.

In response to the attacks perpetrated along the East Coast on the US and Allied merchant ships by Nazi U-boats, the United States Navy established the Submarine Chaser Training Center in Miami. The SCTC trained Naval subchaser officers and sailors in maritime combat skills to operate the anti-submarine fleet under construction. Between 1942 and 1945, the SCTC became Miami’s largest industry. More on SCTC: http://dpanther.fiu.edu/sobek/content/FI/18/05/09/00/00070/FI18050900_00070_00003.pdf

Edward Schuyler Powell attained the rank of First Lieutenant before he mustered out in October, 1945.

While in Miami, he met his future wife Ensign Hazel Hollingsworth; they married in Coconut Grove, Florida on November 15, 1943. They raised five children, and lived in Barrington for 32 years, while he enjoyed a successful career as a custom home builder.

First Lieutenant Powell died on July 19, 1995, and rests at Evergreen Cemetery beside his wife.

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Courtesy of Signal Hill Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution