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93rd Bomb Group (H) In Memory Of

 
 
In Memory Of 93rd Bomb Group (H) Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 30, 2013
1. In Memory Of 93rd Bomb Group (H) Marker
Inscription.
93rd Bomb Group (H)
WWII   8AF
Ted's Traveling Circus

Alconbury, England
In Memory Of
2Lt Howard R. Gilbert, Bombardier
T/Sgt David C. Miller, Engineer
S/Sgt John E. Collins, Gunner
S/Sgt Woodrow B. Murphy, Gunner
Who lost their lives on 16 October 1942
for the preservation of our freedoms.
Dedicated by Col. Alfred Asch, Pilot

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 32° 6.917′ N, 81° 14.221′ 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: 904th Signal Co. Depot AVN (here, next to this marker); Patsy Ann II (a few steps from this marker); 384th Bombardment Group (a few steps from this marker); 446th Bomb Group (a few steps from this marker); 448th Bomb Group (a few steps from this marker); Eighth Air Force Historical Society - Tennessee Chapter
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(a few steps from this marker); Base Air Depot No. 2 Station 582 USAAF (a few steps from this marker); Lt. Thomas A. McQuade (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pooler.
 
In Memory Of 93rd Bomb Group (H) Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
2. In Memory Of 93rd Bomb Group (H) Marker
In Memory Of 93rd Bomb Group (H) Marker located at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2013
3. In Memory Of 93rd Bomb Group (H) Marker located at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 596 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 23, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
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