Pooler in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Tribute to Captain MacDonald Austin and Sargeant Jack Berlin

Captain MacDonald Austin and Sargeant Jack Berlin Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 28, 2013

1. Captain MacDonald Austin and Sargeant Jack Berlin Marker

Inscription. This plaque is placed in honor of Captain MacDonald Austin and Sargeant Jack Berlin who parachuted into the Dordogne Region of France on the night of June 10, 1944 to help French Partison troops distrupt the enemy following the invasion at Normandy and the family of Bertrand Davezac who provided shelter and refuge for Captain Austin and Sargeant Berlin at their Chateau Goursac

Placed in the Memorial Garden this 8th Day of April, 2003
By the Board of Directors of
Mighty Eighth Heritage Museum

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is April 2003.

Location. 32° 6.96′ N, 81° 14.255′ W. Memorial is in Pooler, Georgia, in Chatham County. It can be reached from Bourne Avenue, on the left when traveling north. 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: A Crew Of Sky Queen (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 to this marker);

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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 (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pooler.

Also see . . . Vassar, the Alumnae/i Quarterly ...Jack Berlin '50. On June 10, 1944, Sergeant Jacob (Jack) Berlin ’50, from New York City, Captain MacDonald Austin, from Savannah, Georgia, and Frenchman Captain Raymond LeCompte parachuted into the Perigord region of southwest France to work with the French Resistance. In 2002, those three men were honored in the small town of Sainte-Nathalene. A local French newspaper reported on the unveiling and dedication of the monument (Submitted on March 3, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Captain MacDonald Austin and Sargeant Jack Berlin Marker at lower right image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 28, 2013

2. Captain MacDonald Austin and Sargeant Jack Berlin Marker at lower right

Captain MacDonald Austin and Sargeant Jack Berlin Marker at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 28, 2013

3. Captain MacDonald Austin and Sargeant Jack Berlin Marker at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum

Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 770 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 3, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.