Pooler in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Members Of The Rüsselsheim Death March
"Wham! Bam! Thank you, Ma'm"
| — | 491st Bomb Group (H) 854th Squadron | — |
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
1. Members Of The Rüsselsheim Death March Marker
The tragic story of a B-24 crew attacked by an enraged German mob and the resulting postwar trial that sent five civilians to the gallows.
(Photos of New Memorial in Russelsheim included).
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Forever In Our Memory
The Crew Of
"Wham! Bam! Thank you, Ma'm"
Members Of The Rüsselsheim Death March
August 26, 1944
2nd Lt. Norman J. Rogers Jr. P
2nd Lt. John N. Sekul CP
F/O Haigus Tufenkjia B/N
S/Sgt. Forest W. Brininstool (POW) E
S/Sgt. Thomas D. Williams, Jr RO
Sgt. William M. Adams (POW) NG
Sgt. William A. Dumont BG
Sgt. Elmore J. Austin LWG
Sgt. Sidney E. Brown (POW) TG
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1944.
Location. 32° 6.953′ N, 81° 14.25′ 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: 55th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); Sittin' Pretty (here, next to this marker); "Hard 17" (here, next to this marker); 1st Lt. Harlan Leroy Cook (here, next to this marker); Lt. Alpheus L. Kilmer Crew
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Photographed by Mike Stroud
2. Members Of The Rüsselsheim Death March Marker, Wall of various crews
White arrow indicates plaque "The Crew Wham! Bam! Thank you, Ma'm"
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
3. Members Of The Rüsselsheim Death March Marker found at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,023 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 10, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
