Pooler in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
453rd Bomb Group
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
1. 453rd Bomb Group Marker
The Dauntless And Courageous
Airmen Of The
453rd Liberator B-24
Bomb Group
Ramsay D Potts, Col
Commanding
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 32° 6.944′ N, 81° 14.228′ 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 markers are within walking distance of this marker: 479th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 493rd Bomb Group (here, next to this marker); 364th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); James H. Doolittle (a few steps from this marker); 356th Fighter Group (a few steps from this marker); Lace's Aces (a few steps from this marker); WW II Bombardiers (a few steps from this marker); 487th Bomb Group (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. 453rd Bomb Group Crew 25 Station 144
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
3. 453rd Bomb Group 732 BS
Crew
Pilot- Robert J Crowley
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
4. "Save all who dare the Eagles flight" Stained glass window at the nearby Chapel of the Fallen Eagles
"Eternal Father, Strong to Save" The original hymn was written in 1860 by William Whiting of Winchester, England
U.S. Episcopal Church version- alternate lyrics- version in the 1940 Hymnal were written by the American Bishop Robert Nelson Spencer (1877–1961) and published in 1937.
Stanza 3:
O Spirit, whom the Father sent
To spread abroad the firmament.
Oh wind of heaven, by Thy might
Save all who dare the eagle's flight.
And keep them by thy watchful care
From every peril in the air
(The Circle J insignia of the 453rd Bomb Group is seen on the airplane)
U.S. Episcopal Church version- alternate lyrics- version in the 1940 Hymnal were written by the American Bishop Robert Nelson Spencer (1877–1961) and published in 1937.
O Spirit, whom the Father sent
To spread abroad the firmament.
Oh wind of heaven, by Thy might
Save all who dare the eagle's flight.
And keep them by thy watchful care
From every peril in the air
(The Circle J insignia of the 453rd Bomb Group is seen on the airplane)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 733 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 5, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
