World War II Honoree

Ralph Ezra Poore

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Laurel, Mississippi

Honored By

Ralph E. Poore, Jr.

Relationship

Son

WAS AS A MEMBER OF THE HEADQUARTERS BATTERY, 29TH FIELD ARTILLERY. HE SERVED AS A FORWARD OBSERVER. MILITARY HISTORY SUMMARY: ENLISTED JANUARY 4, 1941. BASIC TRAINING AT FORT BENNING, GEORGIA. MILITARY OCCUPATION: SCOUT 761. CARBINE SHARPSHOOTER. BATTLES: ARDENNES, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE, NORTHERN FRANCE, NORMANDY (D-DAY). DECORATIONS: EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, BRONZE STAR, DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL, BRONZE ARROWHEAD, SILVER STAR.