Pooler in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Rackheath Station 145
467th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
1. Rackheath Station 145 Marker
2nd Air Division 8th Air Force
United States Army Air Force
Under the Command of
Colonel Albert Shower
Flew 212 Combat Missions
5538 Aircraft Sorties
With losses of 235 airmen 46 aircraft
in B24 Liberator Bombers from this airfield
from March 11th 1944 to July 5th 1945
Over 5000 American Airmen stationed here
Made a major contribution to the defeat
of Nazi Germany in World War II
Dedicated October 23, 1999
The Four Hundred and Sixty Seventh
Bombardment Group (Heavy) Association Ltd
(West Face)
788th
Bomb Sqd (H)
789th
Bomb Sqd (H)
(East face)
790th
Bomb Sqd (H)
791st
Bomb Sqd (H)
(North face)
Rackhealth Station 145
Air Field Map
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is March 11, 1944.
Location. 32° 6.962′ N, 81° 14.231′ W. Memorial is in Pooler, Georgia, in Chatham County. It can be reached from 175 Bourne Avenue.. Located adjacent to I-95, Georgia exit 102, (US 80 east), at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: 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
this page online
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
2. Rackheath Station 145 467th Bombardment Group Marker, south face
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
3. Rackheath Station 145 Marker, west face
Bomb Sqd (H)
789th
Bomb Sqd (H)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
4. Rackheath Station 145 Marker, east face
Bomb Sqd (H)
791st
Bomb Sqd (H)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
5. Rackheath Station 145 Marker, North face
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
6. 467th Bombardment Group
Commander
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7. 467th Bombardment Group 789-791 Squadron
1944 - 1945
Capt Russell Scott
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8. 467th Bombardment Group 789th 791st Squadron
1944 - 1945
Capt Frank S Watson
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9. 467th Bombardment Group 791 Sq
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10. 467th Bombardment Group 791 Squadron
30 Missions
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11. 467th Bombardment Group 790th BS 2nd AD
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12. 467th Bombardment Group 790Sq
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13. 467th Bombardment Group 789th Squadron
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14. 467th Bombardment Group 788 / 791 BS
"Perfect Lady / Old Iron Pants"
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15. 467th Bombardment Group 789th Squadron
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2012
16. Rackheath Station 145 Marker, with nearby Chapel of the Fallen Eagles
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
17. Rackheath Station 145 Marker, at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 852 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. submitted on April 10, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 16, 17. submitted on April 11, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
