Pooler in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
384th Bombardment Group
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
1. 384th Bombardment Group Marker, west face
The 384th Bombardment
Group (H) - 8th Air Force
of the
United States of America
flew from this airfield
1943 - 1945
(North side)
This Memorial is
a replica of the
Memorial presently
standing at the old
Air Field
Station 106
Grafton Underwood
England
(East Face)
The first and last
bombs dropped by the
8th Air Force from
airplanes flying from
Grafton Underwood
(South side)
384th
Bombardment
Group (H)
Activated - December 1942
Squadrons
544th - 545th - 546th - 547th
Station 106
Grafton Underwood
England
1943-1945
Combat Missions
316 - 9,258 Sorties
Air Offensive Europe
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
Combat Casualties
159 Aircraft
1,579 Air Crew Members Lost
Group Commendations
Distinguished Unit Citation
(With Oak Leaf Clusters)
"We flew the missions
as briefed"
Deactivated - February 1946
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1946.
Location. 32°
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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: 93rd Bomb Group (H) In Memory Of (a few steps from this marker); 904th Signal Co. Depot AVN (a few steps from this marker); Patsy Ann II (a few steps from this marker); The Duchess (a few steps from this marker); Base Air Depot No. 2 Station 582 USAAF (a few steps from this marker); 452nd Bomb Group (a few steps from this marker); Reinhardt M. King & Crew (a few steps from this marker); 447th Bomb Group (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pooler.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
2. 384th Bombardment Group Marker, north side
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3. 384th Bombardment Group Marker east face
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4. 384th Bombardment Group Marker south side
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5. 384th Bombardment Group 546th SQ
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6. 384th Bombardment Group 547th Sqdn
14 Missions
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7. 384th Bombardment Group 545th BS
Down over Magdenburg, Germany 28 Sept 44
POW or KIA
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8. 384th Bombardment Group 547th Squadron
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9. 384th Bombardment Group 546th Squadron
35 Missions
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10. 384th Bombardment Group 544th BS
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11. 384th Bombardment Group 544 BS
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12. 384th Bombardment Group 546th Sq
25 Missions of Bravery
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13. 384th Bombardment Group Marker located at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
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14. 384th Bombardment Group Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,058 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. submitted on July 18, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
