William B. Poole [SEP] conflict
William B. Poole
William B. Poole (1833–1904) was an American sailor who received the Medal of Honor for valor in action during the American Civil War.
Poole was born in Maine in 1833. On June 19, 1864, he was serving as a quartermaster on the sloop of war when she sank the commerce raider off Cherbourg, France. He was awarded his Medal of Honor for gallantry under fire exhibited while steering the ship.
Poole died in 1904 and is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn, Massachusetts
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