Pooler in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
55th Fighter Group
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
1. 55th Fighter Group Marker
With more than 600 combat missions, the group destroyed over 400 enemy aircraft while damaging more than 100. 16 aces credited with 90 victories. (Wikipedia)
55th Fighter Group
Nuthampstead Wormingford
1943-1945
First Long Range Fighters in Europe
First Fighter Group over Berlin
Two Distinguished Unit Citations
Outstanding Combat Record
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
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: Sittin' Pretty (here, next to this marker); Members Of The Rόsselsheim Death March (here, next to this marker); 1st Lt. Harlan Leroy Cook (here, next to this marker); "Hard 17" (here, next to this marker); Crew Of Fritz Blitz (here, next to this marker); Lt. Alpheus L. Kilmer Crew (here, next to this marker); To The War Time Mothers of America (here, next to this marker); "Stubborn Jean" (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pooler.
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Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
2. 55th Fighter Group Marker, white arrow, among the plaques that honor the Mighty Eighth Air Force
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
3. 55th Fighter Group Marker at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
4. 55th Fighter Group Banner
Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 640 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 14, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4. submitted on July 30, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
