William B. Poole
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
About William B. Poole
Lived 1833 – 1904 (aged 70–71). William B. Poole was an American.
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William B. Poole (1833–1904) was an American sailor who received the Medal of Honor for valor in action during the American Civil War.
Poole was born in Maine in 1833. On June 19, 1864, he was serving as a quartermaster on the sloop of war when she sank the commerce raider off Cherbourg, France. He was awarded his Medal of Honor for gallantry under fire exhibited while steering the ship.
Poole died on August 15, 1904 and is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Who was William B. Poole?
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
When was William B. Poole born?
William B. Poole was born in 1833 in Maine.
When did William B. Poole die?
William B. Poole died on 15 August 1904.
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William B. Poole was American.
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