James Lloyd Poole

Highest rank held: Lieutenant Colonel
Enlisted US. Army shortly after graduating HS...Nov 1953
Regular Army 1953 – 1956, Infantry
Assignments: 3rd Army, 8th Div, 101st Div (non-airborne), 33rd Regimental Combat Team, 23rd Div.
Duty locations: Camp Gordon, Ft. Jackson, Ft. Davis, Canal Zone, Ft. Gulick, Canal Zone
Army Reserve 1956-1986 -Armor
Assignments: 81st Inf. Div, 12th Corps, 80th Div, 120th ARCOM
Duty Locations: Cornelia, Athens, Covington, VA, Durham/Charlotte NC, Ft. Knox, Ft. Stewart, Indiantown Gap, Ft Leavenworth, Ft. Jackson, Ft Gordon, Ft. Meade, Ft. Totten, UVA, USM.
Duties: Squad Leader, Section Leader, Platoon Sergeant, First Sergeant, Platoon Leader, Postal Officer, Company Commander, Training officer, Instructor, Department Chief, Deputy Operations Officer, Deputy Commandant Army Reserve School