2nd Lieutenant Dyke D. Pou Jr.
Date of birth:
01/12/1925
Date of death:
7/16/1997
Home state:
SC
Serial number:
34779249
Resting
Graceland East Memorial Park
Greenville, SC
Greenville, SC
Obituary
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Enlisted for duty: 24 Jul 1943
Was 1st Platoon SGT before being commissioned
Commisioned 24 APR 1945
Transferred to the 360th Engineer General Service after the war ended
Award of the Bronze Star Medal
The Bronze Star Medal is awarded for ably assisting in a thorough reconnaissance of a bridge site on the Roer River in close proximity to the enemy. Subsequently, through his diligent efforts and able supervision of the construction crews a 254' fixed Bailey Bridge was completed well ahead of schedule, despite mortar and artillery fire directed at the site during the initial stages of construction.
Was 1st Platoon SGT before being commissioned
Commisioned 24 APR 1945
Transferred to the 360th Engineer General Service after the war ended
Award of the Bronze Star Medal
The Bronze Star Medal is awarded for ably assisting in a thorough reconnaissance of a bridge site on the Roer River in close proximity to the enemy. Subsequently, through his diligent efforts and able supervision of the construction crews a 254' fixed Bailey Bridge was completed well ahead of schedule, despite mortar and artillery fire directed at the site during the initial stages of construction.
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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
Infantry training with the 2nd Cavalry in Moutfort, Luxembourg - LT Pou
LT Gatch and LT Pou at the 1008th Engineer Depot
LT Hipp and LT Pou on pass to Cannes
LT Hipp and LT Pou on pass to Cannes
LT Polich and LT Pou in Nuremberg
LT Pou
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Lt Pou - Tried to jump a ditch while going cross-country, needless to say we didn't make it!
LT Pou and LT Gatch
LT Pou and LT Gatch's Billet
Lt Pou and others in Landshut
LT Pou at Gignac, France
LT Pou in front of downed plane
LT Pou in his office at HQ E-521 Depot DBS
LT Pou in his office at HQ E-521 Depot DBS
LT Pou in Nuremberg 5 JUNE 1945
LT Pou in Schmallenberg
LT Pou in Wollmar
LT. Pou and unknown
LT. Pou at Stefan Wörner,
Music teacher for Piano, Violin and Organ. He was an Organist and made Music in a church.
LT. Pou in Nuremberg
Perrin, Pou, Bird and Buchanan at Camp Breckinridge, KY
Perrin, Pou, Bird and Buchanan at Camp Breckinridge, KY
Perrin, Pou, Bird, Buchanan and unknown at Camp Breckinridge, KY
Perrin, Short, Buchanan and Pou at Camp Breckinridge, KY
Pou, Perrin, Unknown, Bird, Buchanan and Unknown at Camp Breckinridge, KY
SGT Polich facing the camera, PFC Fulton is in the back right. That is possibly LT Pou to the back left. Working on self defense at Camp Breckinridge, KY
SGT Pou
T/4 Coleman, PFC LoPorto, PFC Korup, LT Pou, T/5 Steele, LT Heubach, PFC Pagano, T/4 Orcutt, CPL Miller, T/5 Apolinario and unknowns
Wollmar, Germany - S/SGT Powers, T/5 Kirby, LT Pou, PFC Santana and PFC Brubacher
Documents for Pou
Bronze Star
Bronze Star Article
Good Conduct Medal
Morning Report
Morning Report
Morning Report
Morning Report
Morning Report
Morning Report
Morning Report
Morning Report
Promoted to S/SGT
Promotion to LT