Otha Lindsey Poole
Captain
1ST PLT, 45TH MED CO, 68TH MED GROUP, 44TH MED BDE, USARV
Army of the United States
Hempstead, Texas
July 08, 1944 to February 05, 1969
OTHA L POOLE is on the Wall at Panel W33, Line 68

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05 Jan 2007

Otha Lensey Poole was a MedEvac pilot. He was my roomate at Fort Hood, Texas. I attended his wedding to a Ms Donetta Beverly. He worked so hard to become a helo pilot. I last saw him shortly before I DEROSed, as he was just arriving in country. He was a great guy, and is greatly missed. I have never been able to find his family members.

Roy Williams
Captain, Corps of Engineers
roywilliams30@comcast.net


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

Four men from the 45th Medical Company died when their UH-1H (tail number 67-17167) was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade while hovering for a night hoist medevac about 12 kilometers southeast of Xuan Loc. They were
  • CPT Otha L. Poole, Hempstead, TX, pilot;
  • WO William C. Hix, Fort Myers, FL, copilot;
  • SP4 Gary M. Johnson, Dallas, TX, gunner; and
  • SP4 James R. McNish, Knoxville, TN, crew chief.

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