Pooler in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Pandora's Box
Eighth Air Force
Inscription.
388th BG (H) 561st BS
Pandora's Box
Down 10 Feb 44 - Nordlehne, Belgium
2nd Lt Phillip C Evans KIA Lowell, Mass
2nd Lt Lewis C Heatly KIA Granite, OK
2nd Lt William J DeVine POW Chicago, IL
2nd Lt Edwin D Stewart KIA Williamsport, IN
T/Sgt Sorney Jacobson POW Pennyan, NY
T/Sgt William J McAllister KIA Indianapolis, IN
S/Sgt Carl Falba KIA New Castle, PA
S/Sgt John McAleenan KIA Durham, NC
S/Sgt Clyne M Stewart KIA Winston Salem, NC
S/Sgt William T McDermott POW Auduban, NC
In Memory and Honor
Dedicated By McAleenan Family
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 32° 6.952′ N, 81° 14.252′ 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: 486th Bombardment Group (H) (here, next to this marker); "Hard 17" (here, next to this marker); Crew Of Fritz Blitz (here, next to this marker); Members Of The Rüsselsheim Death March (here, next to this marker); Lt. Alpheus L. Kilmer Crew (here, next to this marker); 55th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); Sittin' Pretty (here, next to this marker); 1st Lt. Harlan Leroy Cook (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pooler.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 658 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 5, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.


