1st Lieutenant William Poulos Jr.

(Oak Leaf Cluster)

Date of birth: 6/5/1920

Date of death: 1/20/2002

Home state: MI

Serial number: 0539366

Resting

Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Midland, MI

Obituary

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Notes

3rd Platoon Leader
Promoted to 1st LT: 14 OCT 1944
Became Executive Officer later on

Award of the Bronze Star Medal
The Bronze Star Medal awarded for ably assisting with reconnaissance, mine clearing, and direction of the construction of a 254' fixed Bailey Bridge over the Roer River. His enthusiasm and personal courage so inspired his men that the bridge was completed well ahead of schedule, despite mortar and artillery fire directed at the site during the initial stages of construction.

The Bronze Star Medal is awarded for bravery during operations at Beilngries where the men risked personal injury to rescue injured infantry men trapped across the Altmuhl River.

William and Hipp (H&S Company) graduated from college together:
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William became a teacher after the war:
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Bronze Star Ceremony in Bad Fredeburg 12 April 1945 - Three officers and six enlisted men received medals: Captain Heubach, LT Poulos, LT Hochberger, S/SGT Pou, SGT Polich, T/4 Mnger, Corporal Kramer, T/5 Apolinario, PFC Slater

Bronze Star Ceremony: LT Poulos, Akoboff, Arokhaty, Powers and Busijia

Bronze Star Ceremony: S/SGT Powers, CPL Arokhaty, PFC Akoboff and LT Poulos

LR Top Poulos, Lt Ed Leckanic, Lt. Lou Sass, Lt Hochberger, Lt. Mercer (Lt. Saas killed when V-2 hit B Co CP) at Camp Twenty Grand

LT Kipperman, T/5 Crandall and LT Poulos near Landskrone in Bad Neuenahr

Lt Poulos

Lt Poulos and Lt Mercer in Camp Twenty Grand

LT Poulos in Luxembourg

Lt Poulos near Landskrone in Bad Neuenahr

LT Poulos, LT King, LT Miller and CPT Greco 1946

LT Poulos, LT Leskanic, LT Lou Sass, LT Hochberger and LT Mercer at Camp Twenty Grand. Note: LT Sass was killed when V-2 hit B Co CP in Remagen

Lt Poulos, Lt. Finger and Lt. Wanner

Lt. Kipperman, T/5 Crandall and Lt. Poulos. The hill in the background is called Landskrone and it's located near the villages of Heimersheim, Heppingen and Bad Neuenahr

Lt. Kipperman, T/5 Crandall and Lt. Poulos. The hill in the background is called Landskrone and it's located near the villages of Heimersheim, Heppingen and Bad Neuenahr.