Minor Butler Poole, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Navy sailor
Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1920
Place of Birth: Brandon, Mississippi, United States
Date of Death: 12-Oct-1942
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Minor Butler Poole
- 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.
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