Among their children was Clark V. Poling, one of the Four Chaplains lost aboard the SS Dorchester in World War II.

[7] During World War I, Poling helped to organize a unit of chaplains to serve with the American Expeditionary Force in France.

[1] He served near the front, was involved in an enemy gas attack, and received a citation from the United States government.

[8] After his son, Clark, was lost at sea during World War II along with three other clergymen, Poling helped found the Chapel of the Four Chaplains in Philadelphia in their memory.

[8] He was defeated by Democrat Joseph S. Clark Jr.[9] The following month, President Harry S. Truman selected Poling as an investigator into tax scandals in his administration.