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

801st / 492nd Bomb Group

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2013

1. 801st / 492nd Bomb Group Marker

Carpetbaggers
Special Operations

Inscription.
Dedicated
To
The Men Of The
801st / 492nd Bomb Group
Carpetbaggers
Special Operations
And Its Supporting
Units

Col. C.J. Heflin
LTC R.W. Fish
LTC J.W. Dickerson
Squadrons:
36th/856th:
    LTC R.A. St. Clair
850th/857th:
    LTC J.W. Dickerson
406th/858th:
    LTC R.L. Boone
788th/859th:
    LTC L.M. McManus

18th Weather Det.
35th Station Compl. Sq.
352nd Service Sq.
1077th Signal Co.
1094th QM Co.

1139 MP Co.
1561st Ordnance Co.

The Air Arm
Of The Office
Of Strategic Services

       Belgium
       Denmark
       Holland
       France
       Norway
       Italy/The Balkans
       Germany

Organized in England
as the
801st Bomb Group (Prov)
1943-1944
Redesignated as the
492nd Bomb Group (H)
1944-1945

Number of Sorties - 3000
O.S.S. Agents dropped - 556
Tonnage to Underground - 4,511
Night Bombing Missions - 21

Losses
26 Aircraft - 208 Men

Dedicated
October, 1998
The 801st/492nd
Bombardment Group Association

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

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. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1998.

Location. 32° 6.934′ N, 81° 14.244′ W. Marker is in Pooler, Georgia, in Chatham County. Marker can be reached from 175 Bourne Avenue. Located adjacent to I-95, Georgia exit 102, (US 80 east), at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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. "Hell's Angels" - "Might in Flight" 303rd Bombardment Group (H) (here, next to this marker); The 339th FTR Grp, 8th A.F. (here, next to this marker); 2nd Lt Louis Howard Bourgeault (here, next to this marker); 2nd Strategic Air Depot (a few steps from this marker); "P T's Pirates" (a few steps from this marker); Destiny's Tot (a few steps from this marker); 392nd Bomb Group (a few steps from this marker); 56th Fighter Group (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pooler.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2013

2. 801st / 492nd Bomb Group Marker

801st / 492nd Bomb Group image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2013

3. 801st / 492nd Bomb Group

1944-1945
L/C Frank (Mac) McDonald

492nd Bomb Group 858th Squadron image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2013

4. 492nd Bomb Group 858th Squadron

"The Uninvited"
(8 KIA 19 May 1944

492nd Bomb Group 859th Squadron image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2013

5. 492nd Bomb Group 859th Squadron

Superwolf
Down over Bernberg, Germany 7 July 1944
(7 KIA * 3 POW)

801st / 492nd Bomb Group Marker at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2013

6. 801st / 492nd Bomb Group Marker at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum

Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 607 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 25, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.