Vietnam War
Unit | 346th Bomber Squadron |
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Rank | Senior Master Sergeant U.S. Air Force |
Entered Service From | Gibsland Louisiana |
Date of Death | December 19 1972 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
A
Honolulu Memorial |
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.