Pooler in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
384th Bombardment Group
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2013
1. 384th Bombardment Group Marker, west face
Inscription.
384th Bombardment Group. .
(West face) The 384th Bombardment Group (H) - 8th Air Force of the United States of America flew from this airfield 1943 - 1945, (North side) This Memorial is a replica of the Memorial presently standing at the old Air Field Station 106 Grafton Underwood England, (East Face) The first and last bombs dropped by the 8th Air Force from airplanes flying from Grafton Underwood, (South side) 384th Bombardment Group (H) Activated - December 1942, Squadrons 544th - 545th - 546th - 547th Station 106 Grafton Underwood England 1943-1945, Combat Missions 316 - 9,258 Sorties Air Offensive Europe Normandy Northern France Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace Central Europe, Combat Casualties 159 Aircraft 1,579 Air Crew Members Lost, Group Commendations Distinguished Unit Citation (With Oak Leaf Clusters), "We flew the missions as briefed", Deactivated - February 1946, .
(West face)
The 384th Bombardment
Group (H) - 8th Air Force
of the
United States of America
flew from this airfield
1943 - 1945
(North side)
This Memorial is
a replica of the
Memorial presently
standing at the old
Air Field
Station 106
Grafton Underwood
England
(East Face)
The first and last
bombs dropped by the
8th Air Force from
airplanes flying from
Grafton Underwood
(South side)
384th
Bombardment
Group (H)
Activated - December 1942
Squadrons
544th - 545th - 546th - 547th
Station 106
Grafton Underwood
England
1943-1945
Combat Missions
316 - 9,258 Sorties
Air Offensive Europe
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
Combat Casualties
159 Aircraft
1,579 Air Crew Members Lost
Group Commendations
Distinguished Unit Citation
(With Oak Leaf Clusters)
"We flew the missions
as briefed"
Deactivated - February 1946
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1946.
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6.911′ N, 81° 14.221′ 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.
Lazy Daisy Down over Magdenburg, Germany 28 Sept 44
POW or KIA
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8. 384th Bombardment Group 547th Squadron
Jamaica Mary
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9. 384th Bombardment Group 546th Squadron
"Snuffy" B-17 Tracy's Crew 35 Missions
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10. 384th Bombardment Group 544th BS
"Vertical Shaft"
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11. 384th Bombardment Group 544 BS
Sneakin Deacon
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12. 384th Bombardment Group 546th Sq
TSgt James Harold Compton 25 Missions of Bravery
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13. 384th Bombardment Group Marker located at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2013
14. 384th Bombardment Group Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 743 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. submitted on July 18, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.