Pooler in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Crew of Sugarfoot
Eighth Air Force
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
1. Crew of Sugarfoot Marker
100th Bomb Group 351st Squadron
Dedicated to the Crew of B17-G
Sugarfoot
Shot down over North Sea, 11 Dec. 43
enroute to Emden, Germany
1st Lt James R Haddox P KIA
1st Lt John L Wagner CP KIA
2nd Lt Albert C Warford N KIA
2nd Lt Ellsworth C Power B KIA
T/Sgt Nicholas A Tenaglia E KIA
T/Sgt Casimier J Kobis RO KIA
S/Sgt Gonzalo C Orta BT KIA
S/Sgt James A Grosskopf RW POW
S/Sgt Kendall Morrow LW KIA
S/Sgt Lyle S Jones TG KIA
S/Sgt Robert D Abney TG WIA
Never To Be Forgotten
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 32° 6.955′ N, 81° 14.254′ 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: 93rd BG 482nd BG (P) 389th BG (here, next to this marker); "Nye's Annihilators" (here, next to this marker); The Fighting Scouts Of The 8th Air Force
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Regarding Crew of Sugarfoot. It is established that Sgt Lyle Jones was a replacement on the mission of 11 Dec 43 to Emeden. However, a statement by James Grosskopf, the crew's only survivor, reads in effect that they joined the 390th BG and were #3 ship in one element of that group. The ship was damaged, whether from flak or fighters is unknown, and "everyone was out of oxygen." Ship crashed into the North Sea off Norderney Island. Some in cockpit & nose may have bailed out since Gorsskopf saw several chutes in the air before he jumped; but apparently those from the radio room back were unconscious from lack of oxygen. Grosskpf adds that a Captains Warren and Liefson of the 390th landed on the same island as he and were taken POW with him. The engineer from Capts Warren and Liefson's crew landed
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2. Crew of Sugarfoot
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
3. Crew of Sugarfoot Marker, indicated by white arrow, on Wall of Heroes
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
4. 100th Bomb Group Banner
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
5. Crew of Sugarfoot Marker located at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 774 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 5, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
