Pooler in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Reinhardt M. King & Crew
8th Air Force
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
1. Reinhardt M. King & Crew Marker
Mission 20---
With the Eighth Air Force, the 381st came of age August 17 when they participated in the great air attack on the vital ball bearing factories at Schweinfurt.
Neil Wright Jr CP
Edward McGlynn N
Francis Petrillo B
Maynard Unger R
Cecil Floura E
Robert Dwyer LW
Julius Mann RW
Albert Pollard BT
Joseph Lyons TG
Schweinfurt - 17 August 1943 - All POW's
Dedicated in Loving Memory by the Crew Family and Friends
of
Reinhardt M "Pop" King
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 32° 6.9′ N, 81° 14.228′ 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: 452nd Bomb Group (here, next to this marker); Butler's Bums (here, next to this marker); Lt. Colonel James A. Verinis (here, next to this marker); 447th Bomb Group (a few steps from this marker); Blitzing Betsy (a few steps from this marker); In Memory Of...Best Of Friends (a few
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Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
2. Reinhardt M. King & Crew Marker indicated by white arrow
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
3. Reinhardt M. King & Crew Marker found at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 590 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 22, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
