Richard Sharon Pohl
Colonel
HHB, DIV ARTY, 101ST ABN DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
Dayton, Ohio
December 15, 1925 to June 24, 1968
RICHARD S POHL is on the Wall at Panel W55, Line 30

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"He died so that others may be free."

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"POHL BRIDGE"

"In memory of
Colonel Richard S Pohl
Division Artillery 101st Airborne Div
Killed 24 June 1968
At Fire Support Base Bastogne
He Died So That Others May Be Free"

I took this photo of a commemorative stone that marked a bridge over the Perfume River.

Although I did not know him, I would love to get in touch with Colonel Pohl's family or his comrades who placed this memorial stone to send them a photo and tell them more about the stone.

Steven Boswell
swboswell@erols.com


 

A note from The Virtual Wall

Three men were killed, and three survived, in the crash of a UH-1D (tail number 66-16477) assigned to HHC 101st Aviation Battalion. The aircraft had just lifted off when it suffered an engine failure at approximately 100 feet. The pilot attempted to autorotate to a safe landing but impacted trees, crashed, and burned.

The six men aboard were

  • CPT R L Baker, pilot, HHC 101 Avn Bn (survived)
  • WO R J Kusterman, copilot, HHC 101 Avn Bn (survived)
  • SP4 L L Pfefferm, crew chief, HHC 101 Avn Bn (survived)
  • SP5 W E Bader, gunner, HHC 101 Avn Bn (died)
  • COL R S Pohl, HHB Div Arty, 101 Abn Div (died)
  • SMAJ L J Browning, HHB Div Arty, 101 Abn Div (died)

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