Pooler in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
491st Bombardment Group (H)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
1. 491st Bombardment Group (H) Marker
"Last and Best"
Mertfield and North Pickenham
England
1944 - 1945
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 32° 6.948′ N, 81° 14.214′ 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: 351st Bombardment Group (Heavy) (here, next to this marker); B/G John S. Allard (here, next to this marker); 379th Bombardment Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); The Resistance (a few steps from this marker); WW II Bombardiers (a few steps from this marker); Lewis Elton Lyle (a few steps from this marker); 466th Bomb Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); Lace's Aces (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pooler.
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Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
2. 491st Bombardment Group 852nd Squadron
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
3. 491st Bombardment Group 852nd BS
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
4. 491st Bombardment Group 852nd BS
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
5. 491st Bombardment Group 854th BS
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6. 491st Bombardment Group 854th Squadron
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
7. 491st Bombardment Group 854th Squadron
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
8. 491st Bombardment Group 852nd Squadron
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
9. 491st Bombardment Group (H) Marker 854th Squadron
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
10. 491st Bombardment Group (H) Marker at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,397 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 12, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2. submitted on April 28, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on April 12, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 9. submitted on April 10, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 10. submitted on April 12, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
