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Swiss Tribute to WW II Combat Aircrewmen USAAF

 
 
Swiss Tribute to WW II Combat Aircrewmen USAAF image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 28, 2013
1. Swiss Tribute to WW II Combat Aircrewmen USAAF
Inscription.
In Memory
of
The gallant combat aircrewmen of the
USAAF, 8th, 9th, 12th, & 15 Air Forces
who were left in Switzerland, 1943-1945
during WW 2, with "Everlasting Friends"

 
Erected by Swiss Internees Assoc Inc Camp Maloney Former Air Force 1943 1945.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 32° 6.958′ N, 81° 14.254′ 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: Stanley's Stalwarts (here, next to this marker); Lt. J E Bass Pilot and Crew (here, next to this marker); Arky - Missy G   Crew (here, next to this marker); The Weixler's (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); Crew of Sugarfoot (here, next to
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this marker); Tribute to Captain MacDonald Austin and Sargeant Jack Berlin (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pooler.
 
Also see . . .  World War II Internees and POWs in Switzerland. National Archives "Pieces of History" blog entry (Submitted on December 10, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Swiss Tribute to WW II Combat Aircrewmen USAAF Marker, indicated by white arrow image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
2. Swiss Tribute to WW II Combat Aircrewmen USAAF Marker, indicated by white arrow
Swiss Tribute to WW II Combat Aircrewmen USAAF Marker at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
3. Swiss Tribute to WW II Combat Aircrewmen USAAF Marker at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 674 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on March 8, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.   2. submitted on July 10, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.   3. submitted on March 8, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
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Jun. 23, 2026