Pooler in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
486th Bombardment Group (H)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
1. 486th Bombardment Group (H) Marker
The 486th flew 191 combat missions
over Nazi held Europe from
May 1944 to July 1945
This memorial is dedicated
to the survivors of the
486th to honor all who served
and the 408 airmen who died
in the cause of freedom.
Erected 2001.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 32° 6.952′ N, 81° 14.252′ 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: Pandora's Box (here, next to this marker); "Hard 17" (here, next to this marker); Crew Of Fritz Blitz (here, next to this marker); Members Of The Rόsselsheim Death March (here, next to this marker); Lt. Alpheus L. Kilmer Crew (here, next to this marker); 55th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); Sittin' Pretty (here, next to this marker); 1st Lt. Harlan Leroy Cook (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. 486th Bombardment Group (H) 834th Squadron
Flak Plow Crew
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
3. In Memory of Raymond Francis Zuker
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4. 486th Bombardment Group (H) 834 Sq
2Lt Dale R Thompson POW
Tsgt George E Coronis POW
Sgt David E Willey POW
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
5. 486th Bombardment Group (H) Marker indicated by white arrow at far right
One of the Walls of Heroes in the Memorial Gardens
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
6. 486th Bombardment Group (H) Marker located at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 713 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 28, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
