| 词条 | Minor Butler Poole |
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|name=Minor Butler Poole |image=USS Boise (CL-47) Battle of Cape Esperance memorial plaque, in November 1945 (80-G-701627).jpg |caption=Memorial to those killed on Boise, October 11–12, 1942 |birth_date={{birth date|1920|2|2}} |death_date={{death date and age|1942|10|12|1920|2|2}} |birth_place=Brandon, Mississippi |death_place=Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= |nickname= |allegiance=United States |branch=Navy |serviceyears=February 15, 1938 to October 12, 1942 |rank=Gunner's Mate First Class |unit= {{USS|Boise|CL-47}} |commands= |battles=Battle of Cape Esperance |awards=Navy Cross |relations= |laterwork= }} Minor Butler Poole (February 2, 1920, in Brandon, Mississippi - October 12, 1942, in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands) enlisted in the United States Navy February 15, 1938. During the Battle of Cape Esperance at Guadalcanal, Poole was in charge of the Forward Magazine Flooding Control Station aboard {{USS|Boise|CL-47}}. He gave up his life in an attempt to reach the flooding panel through overpowering gas fumes on October 12, 1942, and for this Gunners Mate First Class Poole posthumously received the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism and courageous devotion to duty. 107 Boise crewmembers died in that battle. Namesake{{USS|Poole|DE-151}}, named in his honor, launched May 8, 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas; sponsored by Mrs. Minor Herndon Poole, mother of Minor Butler Poole. Poole's mother used a bottle filled with water from Liberty Creek in Mississippi to christen the ship instead of the traditional Champagne. She used it because her son learned to swim in the waters of the creek.[1]See also{{Portal|United States Navy|World War II}}
References1. ^Creek Water Christens Ship. Associated Press. Amarillo Daily News. Amarillo, Texas. Friday, May 21, 1943. Page 7.
6 : 1920 births|1942 deaths|People from Brandon, Mississippi|American naval personnel killed in World War II|Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States)|United States Navy sailors |
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