Clifford Ross Powell was an American attorney, Republican politician, acting governor of New Jersey, and major general in the New Jersey National Guard. During World War II, he served as commander of
Senator Clifford R. Powell
The 44th Infantry Division was a division of the United States Army National Guard from October 1920 to November 1945, when it was inactivated after Federal Service during World War II. A second 44th
Clifford Ross Powell
…codes. He ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1937. In 1941, Powell was promoted to major general in the New Jersey National Guard and commanded the 44th Infantry Division. He was relieved of division command after the 1941 GHQ maneuvers in North and South Carolina. After the United States entered World War II, Powell…
G.I.'s of Company E, 324th Regiment, 44th Division march through the Strasbourg area of France, November 1944.
Soldiers of the 44th Infantry Division in Mannheim, March 1945
Mickey Rooney entertains soldiers of the 44th Division in Kist, Germany during a May 1945 jeep tour.