World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Fredrick C. 'Fred' Poos
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Skedee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1944. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT CAMP MCCAIN AT GRENADA MISSISSIPPI; FLINT, MICHIGAN; CAMP POLK AT LEESVILLE, LOUISIANA; AND CAMP GRUBER AT BRAGGS, OKLAHOMA. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER DURING THE WAR, INCLUDING IN ENGLAND, FRANCE,AND GERMANY IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO). AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS (2 CAMPAIGNS), AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 WITH THE RANK OF TECHNICIAN THIRD GRADE AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.