Pooler in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
493rd Bomb Group
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
1. 493rd Bomb Group Marker
Honors
Those who served and those who died
1944 - 1945
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 32° 6.944′ N, 81° 14.223′ 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: Lace's Aces (here, next to this marker); WW II Bombardiers (here, next to this marker); 479th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 453rd Bomb Group (here, next to this marker); 379th Bombardment Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); Lewis Elton Lyle (a few steps from this marker); 364th Fighter Group (a few steps from this marker); James H. Doolittle (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pooler.
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2. 493rd Bomb Group Marker
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3. 493rd Bomb Group 861st Squadron
Lead Crew
Capt Ellis M. Woodward Pilot
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4. 493rd Bomb Group 861st Sq
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5. 493rd Bomb Group 861st Squadron
Shot down over Magdeburg
On his 17th mission
12 September 1944
POW Stalag Luft I
Until May 1945
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6. 493rd Bomb Group 861 BS
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7. 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron
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8. 493rd Bomb Group 862 BS
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9. 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Squadron
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10. 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Squadron
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11. 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Squadron
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12. 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Sq
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13. 493rd Bomb Group 860 BS
Killed Sept 30, 1944 Bielfeld, Germany
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14. 493rd Bomb Group 861 BS
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15. 493rd Bomb Group Marker, located at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,283 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. submitted on May 14, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
