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Poolaw rejoined the Army to prevent Lindy from having to serve, by taking his place. Lindy had already shipped out and Poolaw had hoped to catch up with him in time, but when he arrived on the West Coast, he discovered his son had already left the day before. He decided to follow his son to
Vietnam.
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350:, where he earned two more Silver Stars, and in July 1950, another Purple Heart, before his return to the United States in 1952. He retired from the Army in 1962.
315:, to Ralph Emerson Poolaw and Minnie Monetathchi Bointy. He married Irene Chalepah on March 15, 1940, and had four sons: Lester, Pascal Jr., Lindy, and Donnie.
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At his funeral his wife stated: "He has followed the trail of the great chiefs." A building at the U.S. Army base in
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February 1967, when he was wounded in both legs by a landmine, and had to have his right leg
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Poolaw was the recipient of the following military decorations and service medals:
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1076:"Kiowa citizen Pascal Cleatus Poolaw considered most decorated Indian soldier"
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Poolaw's son, Pascal Jr., had also joined the army and was serving in the
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Poolaw was deployed on May 31, 1967, as the first sergeant of the
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when he was wounded in
September 1944. He earned his first
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United States Army personnel killed in the
Vietnam War
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In 1942, Poolaw joined his father and two brothers in
1186:. Trenton: Society of the First Infantry Division.
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1118:Kiowa Military Societies: Ethnohistory and Ritual
263:(January 29, 1922 – November 7, 1967) was a
1307:Native American United States military personnel
1287:United States Army personnel of the Korean War
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8:
1292:United States Army personnel of World War II
376:, Poolaw and his unit were ambushed by the
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283:. He is the United States' most decorated
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1120:. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press.
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339:, Belgium, while serving in Company M,
1162:. Military Timeline. December 21, 2010
1017:Most decorated American Indian Soldier
980:Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
7:
1223:The Vietnam War: An Intimate History
1007:. American Indians in the U.S. Army
16:Native American soldier (1922–1967)
1312:People from Caddo County, Oklahoma
1156:"Poolaw, Pascal Cleatus, Sr., 1SG"
975:Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation
14:
1302:Military personnel from Oklahoma
1248: This article incorporates
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970:Korea Presidential Unit Citation
904:Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
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884:National Defense Service Medal
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1317:Recipients of the Silver Star
960:Meritorious Unit Commendation
346:He continued to serve in the
929:United Nations Service Medal
37:Poolaw during the Korean War
1177:"The Soldiers of Srok Rung"
924:Korea Defense Service Medal
773:Distinguished Service Cross
370:26th Infantry Regiment
289:Distinguished Service Cross
232:Distinguished Service Cross
116:Fort Sill National Cemetery
51:
1338:
955:Presidential Unit Citation
869:World War II Victory Medal
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341:8th Infantry Regiment
311:Pascal Poolaw was born in
303: – one for each war.
141:Years of service
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874:Army of Occupation Medal
761:Combat Infantryman Badge
374:first battle of Loc Ninh
359:amputated below the knee
1225:. New York: Doubleday.
1175:Struzinski, F. (2012).
1136:"Pascal Cleatus Poolaw"
850:American Campaign Medal
819:Army Commendation Medal
810:with oak leaf clusters
1250:public domain material
934:Vietnam Campaign Medal
327:. He earned his first
186:26th Infantry Regiment
181:27th Infantry Regiment
46:Pascal Cleatus Poolaw
1063:Ward & Burns 2017
1001:"Pascal C. Poolaw Sr"
909:Vietnam Service Medal
261:Pascal Cleatus Poolaw
176:8th Infantry Regiment
1201:on December 15, 2018
1116:Meadows, W. (2012).
894:Korean Service Medal
267:who served with the
1256:Pascal C. Poolaw Sr
1184:Bridgehead Sentinel
855:EAME Campaign Medal
299:, as well as three
1261:United States Army
1160:Together We Served
1082:. November 7, 2017
1051:Hall of Valor 2010
839:good conduct loops
833:Good Conduct Medal
269:United States Army
249:Purple Heart Medal
135:United States Army
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828:oak leaf clusters
797:oak leaf clusters
788:Bronze Star Medal
783:oak leaf clusters
778:Silver Star Medal
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237:Silver Star Medal
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335:for his actions
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84:Apache, Oklahoma
81:January 29, 1922
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1203:. Retrieved
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889:service star
864:service star
807:Purple Heart
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337:near Recogne
329:Purple Heart
325:World War II
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297:Bronze Stars
293:Silver Stars
273:World War II
260:
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202:World War II
96:(1967-11-07)
60:Kiowa Nation
53:Native tribe
18:
1282:1967 deaths
1277:1922 births
1166:December 8,
1146:December 9,
1086:February 2,
1080:Indianz.Com
1011:December 8,
355:Vietnam War
333:Silver Star
281:Vietnam War
212:Vietnam War
1271:Categories
824:"V" device
793:"V" device
348:Korean War
307:Early life
279:, and the
277:Korean War
207:Korean War
123:Allegiance
77:1922-01-29
43:Birth name
1219:Burns, K.
988:Footnotes
941:–" clasp
860:arrowhead
814:Air Medal
390:Fort Sill
378:Viet Cong
169:Regiments
1221:(2017).
1215:Ward, G.
1192:11274165
1005:army.mil
164:18131087
103:Loc Ninh
1110:Sources
295:, five
291:, four
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937:with "
757:Badge
400:Awards
384:Legacy
275:, the
225:Awards
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131:Branch
111:Buried
86:, U.S.
1252:from
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781:with
265:Kiowa
216:(KIA)
101:near
1227:ISBN
1207:2018
1188:OCLC
1168:2018
1148:2018
1122:ISBN
1088:2018
1013:2018
862:and
826:and
795:and
195:Wars
149:Rank
91:Died
71:Born
392:in
271:in
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245:(5)
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