Samuel E. Poore was born 23 June 1918
Killed in Action 9 August 1944 by strafing of Allied planes while he was a prisoner of war in Germany. He had been a prisoner only two days when killed, captured on 7 August 1944 in France.
Private
117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, Company D
He is buried at Brown Cemetery, Holston Valley, TN.
- Rank: Private
- Date of birth: 23 June 1918
- Date of death: 9 August 1944
- County: Sullivan
- Hometown: Bristol
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Brown Cemetery, Holston Valley, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XVIII, Bottom Panel
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