World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Doyle E. Poling
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lacarne, Ohio
Honored By
Nancy Rivers Pond
CHIEF ENGINEER AND GUNNER ON A B-17 BOMBER UNTIL HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN. HE PARACHUTED FROM THE PLANE AND WAS HELD PRISONER UNTIL LIBERATED AT END OF WAR. TWO PURPLE HEARTS, DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AND SEVERAL OTHER MEDALS.