Charlie Sherman Poole

Vietnam War
Unit346th Bomber Squadron
RankSenior Master Sergeant U.S. Air Force
Entered Service FromGibsland Louisiana
Date of DeathDecember 19 1972
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes
Senior Master Sergeant Poole was a member of the 346th Bomber Squadron, 307th Strategic Wing, Utapao Airbase, Thailand. On December 19, 1972, he was the tail gunner of a Boeing Stratofortress Bomber (B-52D) on a night bombing mission over Hanoi, North Vietnam. His bomber was shot down by surface to air missiles. His remains were recovered on March 5, 1996 and identified on August 12, 2003. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.