Pool Chester L.

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Chester L. Pool is honored on the following 2 monument(s) in our database:

Rully - American Soldiers Memorial Panel WW2

B-17 (43-37747) Monument -452nd Bomber Group

Name:

Chester L. Pool

Rank:

Technical Sergeant

Serial Number:

39037098

Unit:

729th Bombardment Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-07-08

State:

Oklahoma

Cemetery:

Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

2258-C

Decoration:

Comments:

Chester L. Pool was born on August 20, 1923. He served in the 729th Bomber Squadron, 452nd Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Technical Sergeant and Radio Operator/Gunner on the B-17 #43-37747 during World War II.

On July 8, 1944, his crew took off from Station 142 in Deopham Green, England, on a bombing mission to Rouen, France. At around 07:15H, their plane took a direct hit from flak and crashed near Boubiers, France. All men were killed aboard except for SSgt Schulze who was the sole survivor. TSgt Pool is now buried in the Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, francecrashes39-45.net