Background
Poole was born in Maine in 1833.
Poole was born in Maine in 1833.
On June 19, 1864 he was serving as a Quartermaster on the sloop of war United States Ship Kearsargewhen she sank the commerce raider Computer Software Systems Alabama 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.