MSG David Walsh Powers

courtesy of DeLanne Randolph

MSG David Walsh Powers was born 6 Feb 1942 in Richmond, Virginia.  He was the 5th of 8 children born to Daniel Coleman and Blanche Annette (Collier) Powers.  His father was a salesman.

David married Francis Louise Murphy in Richmond on 27 Apr 1968. The couple would have 3 children. 

MSG Powers was assigned to A Company 116th Support Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade (Separate) when, while attending Annual Training at Fort Pickett, near Blackstone, Virginia he suffered a medical emergency and died on 26 Jul 1985.

MSG Powers was interred in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.