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

493rd Bomb Group

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2013

1. 493rd Bomb Group Marker

Inscription.
The 493rd Bomb Group (H)
Honors
Those who served and those who died
1944 - 1945

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

Location. 32° 6.944′ N, 81° 14.223′ 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. Lace's Aces (here, next to this marker); WW II Bombardiers (here, next to this marker); 479th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 453rd Bomb Group (here, next to this marker); 379th Bombardment Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); Lewis Elton Lyle (a few steps from this marker); 364th Fighter Group (a few steps from this marker); James H. Doolittle (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pooler.

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2. 493rd Bomb Group Marker

493rd Bomb Group 861st Squadron image. Click for full size.

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3. 493rd Bomb Group 861st Squadron

Station 152-Debach
Lead Crew
Capt Ellis M. Woodward Pilot

493rd Bomb Group 861st Sq image. Click for full size.

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4. 493rd Bomb Group 861st Sq

The Crew of Baby Doll

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5. 493rd Bomb Group 861st Squadron

In Memory of Capt. Alfred L. Goodman
Shot down over Magdeburg
On his 17th mission
12 September 1944
POW Stalag Luft I
Until May 1945

493rd Bomb Group 861 BS image. Click for full size.

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6. 493rd Bomb Group 861 BS

Snell's Crew

493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron image. Click for full size.

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7. 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron

Stewart Reed Pilot and Crew

493rd Bomb Group 862 BS image. Click for full size.

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8. 493rd Bomb Group 862 BS

A.C. Shaw's Crew

493rd Bomb Group 863rd Squadron image. Click for full size.

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9. 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Squadron

Crew of the Jolly Roger

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10. 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Squadron

"Miss Green Bay"

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11. 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Squadron

Donald S. Vandertill Pilot and Crew

493rd Bomb Group 863rd Sq image. Click for full size.

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12. 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Sq

Viguers Tigers

493rd Bomb Group 860 BS image. Click for full size.

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13. 493rd Bomb Group 860 BS

1st Lt Daniel R. Treese and Crew
Killed Sept 30, 1944 Bielfeld, Germany

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14. 493rd Bomb Group 861 BS

Hansen's Crew

493rd Bomb Group Marker, located at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum image. Click for full size.

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15. 493rd Bomb Group Marker, located at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum

Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 970 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. submitted on May 14, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.