Pooler in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Lace's Aces

Eighth Air Force

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2013

1. Lace's Aces Marker

Group Mission 90 Target : Berlin, Germany

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

96th Bomb Group   339th Squadron
Snetterton - Heath, England
     1943 - 1945
Shot down on their 15 mission 4 Mar 1944
in A/C 42-30412 Mischief Maker II near Waterloo, Belgium
The first Air Force Mission to Berlin
P  1Lt Paul Herring              Evaded
CP FO  Charles D Beard Jr  Evaded
N  2 Lt John Wilson              Evaded
B  2Lt William Wood            POW
E  TSgt George Goetz          Evaded
R  TSgt Robert E Doherty    POW
BT  SSgt Walter Rich           POW
WG  SSgt Luigi Iacoviello     POW
WG  SSgt Everett Johnson    POW
TG  SSgt Charles Haywood   POW

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 32° 6.943′ N, 81° 14.222′ W. Marker is in Pooler, Georgia, in Chatham County. Located adjacent to I-95, Georgia exit 102, (US 80 east), at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, Memorial Gardens. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 175 Bourne Avenue, Pooler GA 31322, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. WW II Bombardiers (here, next to this marker); 493rd Bomb Group

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(here, next to this marker); 479th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 453rd Bomb Group (a few steps from this marker); Lewis Elton Lyle (a few steps from this marker); 379th Bombardment Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); The Resistance (a few steps from this marker); 351st Bombardment Group (Heavy) (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pooler.

Lace's Aces Marker, Mighty Eighth Memorial Gardens image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2013

2. Lace's Aces Marker, Mighty Eighth Memorial Gardens

Lace's Aces Marker located at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2013

3. Lace's Aces Marker located at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum

96th Bomb Group Banner image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2013

4. 96th Bomb Group Banner

Air Forces Escape & Evasion Banner image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2013

5. Air Forces Escape & Evasion Banner

Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 410 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 6, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.