![]() ![]() Shifty was a veteran of World War II, having served in the 101st Airborne, 506 Parachute. Shifty's War is a tale of heroism and adventure, of a soldier's blood-filled days fighting his way from the shores of France to the heartland of Germany, and the epic story of how one man's skills as a sharpshooter propelled him to a life greater than he could have ever imagined. Darrell Shifty Powers, 86, of Shifty Lane, Clinchco, Va. Powers, who got the nickname 'Shifty' playing basketball as a youngster, served three years in the Army during World War II and later worked as a machinist for Clinchfield Coal Corp. He parachuted into France on D-day and fought for a month in Normandy eighty days in Holland thirty-nine in the harshly cold winter of Bastogne and for nearly thirty more near Haguenau, France, and the Ruhr pocket in Germany. Shiftys War: The Authorized Biography of Sergeant Darrell Shifty Powers, the Legendary Shar pshooter from the Band of Brothers is a Used Trade Paperback. Little did Shifty know his finely-tuned skills would one day save his life-and the lives of his fellow paratroopers.Īs one of the original men who trained at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, Shifty was one out of only two soldiers in Easy Company to initially earn the coveted expert marksman designation. ![]() It takes guts to go to work, and continue working, but that work helps shore up our assurance. Darrell 'Shifty' Powers Veteran's personal medals Bronze Star Good Conduct European Theatre American Campaign Veteran's personal file The 506th P.I.R. Confidence emerged when he purposely stepped forward and engaged in the task that lay ahead. Band Of Brothers - Darrell 'Shifty' Powers Jesse Shipp 978 subscribers Subscribe 7.9K Share 1.8M views 12 years ago Shifty Powers saying good bye to Major Winters. His father trained him to listen to the woods, to "see" without his eyes. Shop for Shiftys War: The Authorized Biography of Sergeant Darrell Shifty Powers, the Legendary Sharpshooter from the Band of Brothers Book online at an. Shifty knew he couldn’t regain confidence if he shrunk back. The Authorized Biography of Sergeant Darrell 'Shifty' Powers, the Legendary Shar pshooter from the Band of Brothers Marcus Brotherton. %0A%3Cscript%3E%0D%0Avar+pdpTabLength+%3D+%24%28%27.detailssubbox%27%29.length%3B%0D%0A%24%28%24%28%27.detailssubbox%27%29%5BpdpTabLength-1%5D%29.append%28%27%3Cp%3ESnapdeal+does+not+select%2C+edit%2C+modify%2C+alter%2C+add+or+supplement+the+information%2C+description+and+other+specifications+provided+by+the+Seller.%3C%2Fp%3E%27%29%3B%0D%0A%0D%0Aif%28%nsole%29%7B%0D%0Aconsole+%3D+%7B%7D+%3B%0D%0Aconsole.log+%3D+function%28%29%7B%7D%3B%0D%bug+%3D+function%28%29%7B%7D%3B%0D%0A%7D%0D%0Avar+s_locality+%3D+%28%22locality%22%29%3B%0D%0A%0D%0Avar+s_uid+%3D+%28%22uid%22%29%3B%0D%0Aif%%28%27spin%27%29+%21%3D+null%29%7B%0D%0Avar+CookieZip+%3D+%28%27spin%27%29.split%28%27-%27%29%5B0%5D%0D%0Avar+ZipSource+%3D+%28%27spin%27%29.split%28%27-%27%29%5B1%5D%0D%0A%7D%0D%0A%3C%2Fscript%3E%0D%0A%3C%21-+SiteCatalyst+code+version%3A+H.23.4.%0D%0ACopyright+1996-2011+Adobe%2C+Inc.+All+Rights+Reserved%0D%0AMore+info+available+at+http%3A%2F%2FD-Day to the Battle of the Bulge and more, here is the authorized biography of one of the most celebrated paratroopers of Easy Company, Sergeant Shifty Powers, the legendary sharpshooter from the Band of Brothers.Īs a boy, Darrell "Shifty" Powers's goal was to become the best rifle shot he could be. Peter Youngblood Hills who plays Shifty Powers in Spielbergs Band of Brothers signs autographs at the Villa Lara Hotel, Bayeux, as part of the D-Day. A little push (Shifty Powers x Reader)Ask: Can I request a Shifty fic where theyre both super duper shy and instead one of the boys have to be like wingmen.
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