Pooler in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Our Beloved Brothers
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
1. Our Beloved Brothers Marker
8 May 1944 - Group Mission 67; Targets in Germany
24 October 1944 - Shark was probably lost as a result of depth-charge attacks conducted by the IJN destroyers Take and Harukaze
24 October 1944 - Shark was probably lost as a result of depth-charge attacks conducted by the IJN destroyers Take and Harukaze
445 BG 701 Sq KIA 5-8-44
RM3 William A Constantinos
USS Shark II KIA 10-24-44
Erected by Eighth Air Force.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 32° 6.909′ N, 81° 14.236′ 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: 305th Bomb Group (H) (here, next to this marker); In Memory Of...Best Of Friends (here, next to this marker); Lazy Daisy (here, next to this marker); Blitzing Betsy (here, next to this marker); The Duchess (here, next to this marker); 447th Bomb Group (a few steps from this marker); Base Air Depot No. 2 Station 582 USAAF (a few steps from this marker); Lt. Colonel James A. Verinis (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pooler.
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Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
2. Our Beloved Brothers Marker as indicated by white arrow
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
3. Our Beloved Brothers Marker located at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
4. 445th BG Banner
Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 556 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 26, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
