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A Crew Of Sky Queen

 
 
A Crew Of Sky Queen Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
1. A Crew Of Sky Queen Marker
Inscription.
91st   324th
BG      BS
A Crew Of Sky Queen
 1st Lt George McEwen    P
2nd Lt Frank Fornaca      CP
2nd Lt Edward Hoevet    B
      F/O John Dickson       N
 S/Sgt Robert Cleveland  E
 S/Sgt Richard Hanley      R
     Sgt John Unger            BTG
     Sgt Robert Dean          WG
     Sgt Charles Eichert     TG
We did not fly the Mighty Eighth's
First Mission
But we flew its last - April 20, 1945

Station 121       Bassingbourn
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 32° 6.96′ N, 81° 14.255′ W. Memorial is in Pooler, Georgia, in Chatham County. It can be reached from Bourne Ave. Located adjacent to I-95, Georgia exit 102, (US 80 east), at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 175 Bourne Avenue, Pooler GA 31322, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain, on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles, and in Greater Savannah. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Tribute to Captain MacDonald Austin and Sargeant Jack Berlin (here, next to this marker); The Weixler's (here, next to this marker); Arky - Missy G   Crew (here, next to this marker); Lt. J E Bass Pilot and Crew (here, next
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to this marker); Swiss Tribute to WW II Combat Aircrewmen USAAF (here, next to this marker); Stanley's Stalwarts (here, next to this marker); "Nye's Annihilators" (here, next to this marker); 93rd BG   482nd BG (P)  389th BG (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pooler.
 
A Crew Of Sky Queen Marker indicated by white arrow, on Wall of Heroes image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Stroud
2. A Crew Of Sky Queen Marker indicated by white arrow, on Wall of Heroes
A Crew Of Sky Queen Marker found at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
3. A Crew Of Sky Queen Marker found at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 651 times since then and 14 times this year. Last updated on November 13, 2017, by Bazza of London Uk, England. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 12, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • David Seibert was the editor who published this page.
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