Pooler in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Crew Of Fritz Blitz
Eigth Air Force
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
1. Crew Of Fritz Blitz Marker
Bomb Group (H)
335th
Squadron
Crew Of Fritz Blitz
B-17F 42-30272
1st Lt P Eldon J Broman POW
FO CP John H Chaffin POW
2nd Lt N William H Fowler POW
2nd Lt B Paul D Guiteras POW
T/Sgt RO/G Warren D Thomas POW
T/Sgt E/TTG Roy E Rightmire Jr KIA
S/Sgt BTG Richmond P Dillon POW
S/Sgt RWG Jake O Black POW
S/Sgt LWG Frank D Dean POW
S/Sgt TG Thomas Kelly POW
1st Lt O C M Forney POW
Shot Down October 10, 1943
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 32° 6.953′ N, 81° 14.251′ W. Memorial is in Pooler, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is on Bourne Ave. 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: "Hard 17" (here, next to this marker); 55th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); Members Of The Rüsselsheim Death March (here, next to this marker); Sittin' Pretty (here, next to this marker); 486th Bombardment Group (H) (here, next to
this page online
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
2. Crew Of Fritz Blitz Marker indicated by white arrow
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
3. Crew Of Fritz Blitz Marker located at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,161 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 30, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
