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{{Short description|Native American soldier (1922–1967)}}
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|death_place = {{nowr|near [[Lộc Ninh (township)|Loc Ninh]], South Vietnam}}
|placeofburial = [[Fort Sill National Cemetery]]
|allegiance =
|branch_label = Branch
|branch = [[United States Army]]
|serviceyears_label = Years of service
|serviceyears = 1942–1967
|rank = [[First
|servicenumber = 18131087
|unit_label = Regiments
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'''Pascal Cleatus Poolaw''' (January 29, 1922 – November 7, 1967) was a [[Kiowa]] who served with the [[United States Army]] in [[World War II]], the [[Korean War]], and the [[Vietnam War]]. He is the United States' most decorated [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], with 42 medals and citations, including the [[Distinguished Service Cross (United States)|Distinguished Service Cross]], four [[Silver Star]]s, five [[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Stars]], as well as three [[Purple Heart]]s – one for each war.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pascal C. Poolaw Sr.|url=https://www.army.mil/americanindians/poolaw.html|website=army.mil|series=American Indians in the U.S. Army|access-date=2018-12-08|df=mdy-all|quote=Most decorated American Indian Soldier}}</ref>
== Early life ==
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*{{cite journal
|last = Struzinski
|first = F.
|date = 2012
|title = The Soldiers of Srok Rung
|url = https://legacy.1stid.org/bhs/2012Fall.pdf
|journal = Bridgehead Sentinel
|location = Trenton
|publisher = Society of the First Infantry Division
|oclc = 11274165
|access-date = December 11, 2018
}}▼
|archive-date = December 15, 2018
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181215171649/https://legacy.1stid.org/bhs/2012Fall.pdf
|url-status = dead
*{{cite book
|last1 = Ward
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[[Category:1967 deaths]]
[[Category:United States Army personnel of the Korean War]]
[[Category:United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War]]▼
[[Category:United States Army personnel of World War II]]
[[Category:Kiowa people]]
[[Category:Military personnel from Oklahoma]]
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[[Category:People from Caddo County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Silver Star]]
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