Pooler in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
351st Bombardment Group (Heavy)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
1. 351st Bombardment Group (Heavy) Marker
... Operated primarily against strategic objectives in Germany, striking such targets as ball-bearing plants at Schweinfurt, communications at Mayen, marshalling yards at Koblenz, a locomotive and tank factory at Hannover, industries at Berlin, bridges at Cologne, an armaments factory at Mannheim, and oil refineries at Hamburg. Also struck harbor facilities, submarine installations, airfields, V-weapon sites, and power plants in France, Belgium, Holland, and Norway. ...
The
351st Bombardment
Group (Heavy)
Eighth United States Army
Air Force
311 Group combat bombing missions
were flown from this airfield over
occupied Europe between 1943-1945
175 B-17 Flying Fortresses and their
crews were lost. 303 enemy aircraft
were destroyed in aerial combat.
1943 1945
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 32° 6.948′ N, 81° 14.215′ 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: 491st Bombardment Group (H) (here, next to this marker); B/G John S. Allard (here, next to this marker); 379th Bombardment Group (H) (here, next to this marker); The Resistance (a few steps from this marker); WW II Bombardiers (a few steps from this marker); Lewis Elton Lyle
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Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
2. 351st Bombardment Group (Heavy) Marker north side
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
3. 351st Bombardment Group (Heavy) Marker south side
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4. 351st Bombardment Group (Heavy) Marker at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museun
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5. 351st Bombardment Group 508th Squadron
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6. 351st Bombardment Group 508th Bomb Squad
Radio Operator " Mr. Malfunction"
POW 05/27/44 - 04/17/45
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7. 351st Bombardment Group 508th Squadron
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8. 351st Bombardment Group 511th Squadron
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9. 351st Bombardment Group Captain Benton F. Love, Jr.
A native of Texas, he volunteered for service in the Army Air Corps in November 1942. He served with the 351st Bomb Group at Polebrook Airbase in Northhamptonshire, England. At age 19, Ben flew as one of a few elite lead navigators being responsible for leading the entire bomb group to the target of the day. He completed 25 combat missions over an eight month period of combat duty.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,095 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on April 16, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
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