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

Silver Chief

Eighth Air Force

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013

1. Silver Chief Marker

Inscription.
North McKenham   492nd Bomb Group
   England                         Crew 715
     The Ten Little Indians
Lt Irvan Gains  P      T/Sgt Archie MacIntyre  RO
Lt Thomas Leggett  CP   S/Sgt Joyce Freeman  G
Lt Walter Wyatt  N     S/Sgt Charles Egan  G
Lt Charles Heist  B    S/Sgt Hullen Thurston  G
T/Sgt Clyde Hatley  E   S/Sgt Robert Atchinson  G

This plaque is dedicated to the gallant crew members of the 492nd B.G. who fought and died in the war against Hitler's Nazi Germany. The 492nd B.G. lost more men and planes in a 3 month period than any other 8th AAF Bomb Group. The 492nd Bomb Group was disbanded by the 8th AAF on August 7 1944 because of high battle losses.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1944.

Location. 32° 6.954′ N, 81° 14.246′ 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: "Stubborn Jean" (here, next to this marker); To The War Time Mothers of America

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(here, next to this marker); World's Top Mustang Ace (here, next to this marker); Capt. Alfred L. Goodman (here, next to this marker); Merle C. Olmsted (here, next to this marker); 93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) (here, next to this marker); 1st Lt. Harlan Leroy Cook (here, next to this marker); Sittin' Pretty (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pooler.

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Photographed by 492nd B.G.

2. Silver Chief

2nd Lt Irvin Gaines signed out for a B-24J, 44-40201. They named their ship SILVER CHIEF.
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Silver Chief Marker, indicated by white arrow image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013

3. Silver Chief Marker, indicated by white arrow

Silver Chief Marker located at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013

4. Silver Chief Marker located at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum

492nd BG Banner image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013

5. 492nd BG Banner

Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 579 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 3, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.