Charles John Powley

Charles J. Powley POWLEY CHARLES J. POWLEY (Age 89) Lt. Colonel, US AF Retired Of Surfside Beach, SC formerly of Wilcox, PA died December 11, 2008 in SC. Born in Arroyo, PA, son of the late John, Sr. and Julia Powley. He completed his Civilian Pilot Training Program in 1941 and was issued a private pilots license. During the early part of World War II, he served in the New Guinea and other Southwest Pacific Islands as an Air Combat Intelligence Officer. Later Col. Powley was assigned as Intelligence Liaison Officer providing an information link between the advanced echelons of the 5th and 13th Air Forces and the Royal Australian Air Force. After the war his assignments included Air Intelligence Staff Officer with the Military Air Transport Command, Special Agent with the Office of Special Investigations, USAF and the Central Intelligence Agency. He was detailed to the Secret Service to assist in the personal protection of President Johnson during his inauguration and the ceremonies that followed. After retiring from the Federal Service, he moved his family from Hillcrest Heights, MD to Surfside Beach, SC.. Col. Powley was a member of the Military Officers Association. He was a former member of St. Michaels Catholic Church, where he was active in their Mobile Meals program. Recently his membership was transferred to the First Presbyterian Church of Myrtle Beach. Col. Powley had a passion for old cars and owned a classic Corvette, which he entered in the Sun Fun and other local parades. He attended the Universities of Maryland and Hawaii and received a BA degree in Political Science from Jackson College. Surviving are his wife, Janet; daughter, Susan both of Surfside Beach; sons, Jeffrey of Columbia, Robert of Glen Burnie, MD and Mark of Ft. Washington, MD; and four grandchildren, Amber Naden (Glen Burnie, Md), Sean Powley (Hanover, Md), Shayna Fastovsky (Elkridge, Md) and Michael Powley (Columbia, Md).