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POOLE, Paul Leslie - Date of
birth
14 September 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Montgomery County, Maryland -
Hometown
Frederick County, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33009737 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
20 December 1944 - Place of
death
Knechtsteden-Dormagen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 17 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles E. Poole (father)
Emma G. (Young) Poole (mother)
Virginia Poole (sister)
Charles H. Poole (Bother)
William A. Poole (brother)
George E. Poole (brother)
Martin L. Poole (brother)
Myrtle M. Poole (sister)
Warner M. Poole (brother)
Samuel T. Poole (brother)
John Poole (brother)
Walter A. Poole (brother)
Elsie Poole (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Paul Poole was a farmer.He enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 6 May 1941.
He was lightly wounded in action on 9 June 1944 and on 1 August 1944. He was promoted to S/Sgt on 11 November 1944.
On 20 December 1944, he was taken prisoner and transported to a German army hospital in Knechtsteden with a stomach wound, caused by a shell splinter, where he died the same day.
He was initially buried at the community cemetery of Straberg, Germany and reburied in a temporary grave at Margraten Cemetery on 30 March 1945.
His brother Warner was killed in action on 7 June 1945 in the Pacific and is buried at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines. His brother Samuel served in France and was seriously wounded in action on 23 June 1944. His brother George E. Poole served in North Africa.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.newspapers.com - The News, https://catalog.archives.gov/id/18238601 - page 150, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The News