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from Radio Soundphoto.)Helps PreventIlbertNazi Plot, Wins, , Bronze StarI to- iiffix I I[)n 1 Corporal Lewis R. Pool, hus-. band of Mrs. Florence Hoesman • f Pool of Sullivan and son of Mr. f ot and Mrs. Gerthel Pool of SuUi-W®8 van rural route one, New Leba-when non community, has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal for t'd On “valorous conduct in action neral against the enemy”I Cpl. Pool while serving in the southern part of Germany, overheard an enemy plot to destroy a bridge vital to the Allied . cause. He volunteered to aid in the plot's prevention and aided n materially in the capture of 125 1 sa*lt;i ( Germans.i The citation that accom-backs panied the medal read: For^s.SOC- valorous conduct In action a-typo ’gainst the enemy, on 3 May, 1945. f this near Egerndach, Germany, while ,on patrol * picking up enemystragglers, Corporal Pool heard an officer mention that some t SS Troops were preparing to HI tec blow Up a vjlaj bridge nearby.sailed cpl. Pool volunteered to assist rmed in the prevention of the destruction by the enemy. Encountering peace heavy small arms fire at the onias bridge. Cpl. Pool crawled into thing position and delivered continu-, jg a ous fire on enemy defensive positions across the river. Having , secured the bridge, Cpl. Pool as-rouna sjste(j jn tbe attack on the town| of Egerndach. Germany, and, fighting from house to house, »' of materially aided in the capture y to of 125 of the enemy.” con- The Sullivan County soldier bring wen* overseas in February of this year and joined the Seventh Army in the Austrian Alps mov-ing up into Germany for the round-up of the SS troop war criminals and occupation dutyPE 54 around Bad Wildengun, Germany, j He is the father of three child-. . ren. Prior to entering the ser-*in vice over a year ago, he was badly employed out of Columbus by t 3:30 the B A* O Railroad as a fireman, n on The Corporal is a graduate of Sulli- *he New Lebanon High School ynolds where he starred in basketball r who as tl*d his brother. Lex, who at iUiam Present is attending the Metal sales- Aircraft School of the Navy fn to the St Lou‘s- Missouri. Another bro-,_t rilicj ther. Gerthel Pool. Jr. is station-npbell, Jowiewhere in France with the1! was United States Army, mpbell IFlee i shipMus era fisanl-railvsecu raid four 59 r 154DeJolof 3 cumt one ( ed ir ed ir unde andthe S innafMr Worl his 1 Cana Canadecl«man}hadvanSuMarjters, Have Polli lace Mrs. Detri Th Rails It wwhetFuneed 1twoHullChuiwillCerrvLOCri Su Legi meel 7th ; o’cloby -man
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Sullivan Daily Times
Sullivan, Indiana, US
Fri, Aug 03, 1945
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