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

Capt. Alfred L. Goodman

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2013

1. Capt. Alfred L. Goodman Marker

12 September 1944 - Group Mission 55 Target: Ordnance factory, Magdeburg, Germany

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

In Memory of
Capt. Alfred L. Goodman
1922 - 1995

Pilot Eighth Air Force
493rd Bomb Group 861st Squadron
Debach, England

Shot Down Over Magdenburg
On His 17th Mission
12 September 1944

POW Stalag Luft I
Until May 1945

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

Location. 32° 6.955′ N, 81° 14.243′ 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. 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. 93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) (here, next to this marker); Merle C. Olmsted (here, next to this marker); World's Top Mustang Ace (here, next to this marker); 96th BG 339th BS - Shot Down (here, next to this marker); Silver Chief (here, next to this marker); "Stubborn Jean" (a few steps

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from this marker); To The War Time Mothers of America (a few steps from this marker); 1st Lt. Harlan Leroy Cook (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pooler.

Also see . . . Stalag Luft 1. Nearly 6000 POWs were crowded into the camp in Sept. 1944, and at the time of the liberation of the camp 7717 Americans and 1427 Britons were returned to military control. (Submitted on September 22, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Capt. Alfred L. Goodman Marker, indicated here by white arrow image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2013

2. Capt. Alfred L. Goodman Marker, indicated here by white arrow

Capt. Alfred L. Goodman Marker located at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2013

3. Capt. Alfred L. Goodman Marker located at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum

493 BG Banner image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2013

4. 493 BG Banner

Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 508 times since then and 121 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 22, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.