Lafayette G. Pool
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title:
Lafayette G. Pool
text:
Lafayette Green Pool was an American tank-crew and tank-platoon commander in World War II and is widely recognized as the US tank ace of aces, credited with 12 confirmed tank kills and 258 total armored vehicle and self-propelled gun kills, over 1,000 German soldiers killed and 250 more taken as prisoners of war, accomplished in only 81 days of action from June 27 to September 19, 1944, using three different Shermans. He received many medals and decorations, including the Distinguished Service C
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description:
World War II tank ace
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette_G._Pool
date created:
2010-01-11T06:52:48Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T18:22:45Z
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