Samuel E. Poore^[1]

1918 - 1944  (26 years)

• Name	Samuel E. Poore  [2]
  Birth	23 Jun 1918	Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	22nd Civil District
  Residence	1935	Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  	22nd Civil District
  Census	1940	Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  	22nd Civil District
  Cause of Death	Killed in action in while a prisoner of war  [4, 5]
  Education	Holston Valley High School  [6]
  Occupation	Farmer  [6]
  Military Notes	Company D, 117th Infantry, Thirtieth Division. Missing in action in France as of 7 August 1944. One source indicates that he was killed in Germany, but based on the date (during the allied “breakout” from Normandy), it seems more likely that he died in France.  [6]
  Death	9 Aug 1944	France   [2, 4, 5]
  Burial	30 May 1948	Brown Cemetery, Piney Flats, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA   [2, 4, 5]
  Person ID	I14278	Mohr-Whalen | Branches: Relatives of K. Cosimano
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Edgar Charles Poore           b. 16 May 1876, Tennessee, USA           d. 6 Apr 1953, Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Sallie Belle Buckles           b. 19 Apr 1885, Tennessee, USA           d. 2 May 1955, Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F9649	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Elaine Wood           b. 23 Jul 1920, Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee, USA           d. 15 Jul 2007, Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	Bef Jun 1943  [7]
  Family ID	F9657	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 23 Jun 1918 - Tennessee, USA Census - 1920 - Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA Residence - 1935 - Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA Census - 1940 - Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA Death - 9 Aug 1944 - France Burial - 30 May 1948 - Brown Cemetery, Piney Flats, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S5570] 1920 US Census - Household of E.C. Poore. [S7561] Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration), Headstone Application for Samuel E. Poore. [S5882] 1940 US Census - Household of E.C. Poore. [S7558] Obituary of Sam Poore. [S7559] Obituary of Sam Poore (Pfc. Sam Poore Funeral Sunday). [S7560] Another Company D Member Missing. [S5] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.