World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jessie Earl Poole
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Louisville, Kentucky
Honored By
Skip and Melinda Poole
Relationship
Nephew and Niece
SERVED IN ARMY AIR CORPS AS TOGGLE ON THE HEAVY BOMBER B-17G 'SHADRACK'. ON OCTOBER 23, 1943 WHILE RETURNING FROM BOMBING RUN OVER PILSEN, GERMANY, THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE OVER BREMEN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOST, BUT HE AND OTHERS IN THE CREW BAILED OUT AND WERE TAKEN AS PRISONERS OF WAR.