Pooler in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
B/G John S. Allard
Eighth Air Force
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
1. B/G John S. Allard Marker
B/G John S. Allard
1897 - 1967
1917-18 Signal Corps (AAC)
Army Air Force - July 1942 - January 1946
Staff - 12th Air Force
Became Chief of Staff of Eighth Air Force
under Lt/General James H Doolittle
January 1944 - May 1945
Distinguished Service Medal
Legion Of Merit
Silver Star
Order Of The British Empire
French Legion d'Honneur
Croix De Guerre With Palm
Returned to Curtiss Wright Corporation
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Distinguished Service Medal series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1946.
Location. 32° 6.945′ N, 81° 14.212′ 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, Memorial Garden. 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: 379th Bombardment Group (H) (here, next to this marker); The Resistance (here, next to this marker); 351st Bombardment Group (Heavy) (here, next to this marker); 491st Bombardment Group (H)
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Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
2. B/G John S. Allard Marker found at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 561 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
