(South face)
2nd Air Division 8th Air Force
United States Army Air Force
Under the Command of
Colonel Albert Shower
Flew 212 Combat Missions
5538 Aircraft Sorties
With losses of 235 airmen 46 aircraft
in B24 . . . — — Map (db m64287) HM WM
381 BG 534 SQ
Neil Wright Jr CP Edward McGlynn N Francis Petrillo B
Maynard Unger R Cecil Floura E
Robert Dwyer LW Julius Mann RW
Albert Pollard BT Joseph Lyons TG
Schweinfurt . . . — — Map (db m67979) WM
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 . . . — — Map (db m68978) HM WM
96th 337th
Bomb Group Squadron
Sittin' Pretty
Lt Charles L Shinault P
Lt Harold L Barlow P
Lt John B Connell CP
Lt Rex L Maluy N
Lt Fred A Huston B
T/Sgt William H Wayland E
T/Sgt Robert L . . . — — Map (db m67216) WM
In honor of
Staff Sergeant Oliver H. Lester “Bud”
325th Bomb Squadron 92nd Bombardment Group
A father, a husband, who loved and who was loved.
He loved his country and he loved the Mighty Eighth Air Force March 19, 1919 . . . — — Map (db m226470) WM
379th BG 527 BS
Kimbolton, England
P S W Cebuhar POW
CP D C Reopelle POW
N A M Thomas LBC
B R G Engstrand POW
NG L H Gates POW
FE L F . . . — — Map (db m67866) WM
In Memory
of
The gallant combat aircrewmen of the
USAAF, 8th, 9th, 12th, & 15 Air Forces
who were left in Switzerland, 1943-1945
during WW 2, with "Everlasting Friends" — — Map (db m63679) WM
In Memory Of Our Comrades Killed In
Action And Those From The Group And
Support Units Who Have Followed
Them In The Years Since VE-Day
Commanders: Col John B Henry, Col William C Clark
First Combat Mission: 30 April 1944 - Last . . . — — Map (db m65332) HM WM
330th Bomb SQ 93rd Bomb GP
Last Crew Of
The Duchess
Lt David W Thompson P
Lt Waldron L Snyder * CP
Lt Robert L Warner B
Lt James A Ivain N
Capt Miles R League CMDP . . . — — Map (db m67066) WM
In Memory of the men and woman
of the Resistance who risked
their lives to come to the aid
of the Allied Airmen 1942-45
We Will Never Forget
Air Forces Escape & Evasion Society — — Map (db m63583) WM
This marker is dedicated to my mother Mrs. Sarah MacIntyre and my mother in law Mrs.
Zola Swift who like millions of other mothers
joined together with their sons and daughters
to rid the world of the evils of the empires
of Germany and . . . — — Map (db m65234) HM WM
This plaque is placed in honor of Captain MacDonald Austin and Sargeant Jack Berlin who
parachuted into the Dordogne Region of France on the night of June 10, 1944 to help French
Partison troops distrupt the enemy following the invasion at . . . — — Map (db m63606) HM WM
To The Memory And Honor Of
WW II Bombardiers
"The greatest bombing planes in the world
take him into battle through every opposition
and in thirty seconds over the target he
must vindicate the greatest responsibility
ever placed . . . — — Map (db m63598) WM
World War II Memorial
Honoring all veterans of
Chatham County who gave
their lives to retain the freedom
of the United States of America
and saved the world from tyranny — — Map (db m53069) WM
( North face )[ Left Plaque ]
Erected 1947
By
The Savannah Detachment
Marine Corps League
—
Commandant - E.S. Dufour, Jr.
Vice Commandants -
Sol H. Passink and H.B. Acker
Adjutant - F.W. Hughes . . . — — Map (db m13543) WM
Before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II, President Roosevelt and Congress authorized a ship building program to construct a fleet of transport vessels that could carry American supplies to England. . . . — — Map (db m19625) HM
S. S. James Oglethorpe launched on November 20, 1942, during World War II, the first of 88 Liberty Ships
built by Southeastern Shipbuilding (approximately two miles downriver from here). Setting sail from New York in a convoy bound for Liverpool, . . . — — Map (db m65470) HM
The McKelvey-Powell Building was originally constructed in 1926. The building was a hub of African-American business and social life in Savannah during the era of segregation in the first half of the twentieth century. Throughout the 1930s the . . . — — Map (db m11751) HM
On 28 January 1942, the Eighth Air Force, was activated in the adjacent building, a National Guard Armory at the time. Having moved to England, the Eighth was ready on 17 August to test the theory that daylight bombing raids could be made with . . . — — Map (db m4396) HM
The Legislature of Georgia in 1786 passed a law providing for a fort on Cockspur or Tybee Island to be named in honor of General James Screven, Revolutionary War hero. It was never built by the state. In 1808 the Federal government obtained . . . — — Map (db m210473) HM
Activated just prior to the Spanish-American War and inactivated at the close of World War II, Fort Screven served as a military post for almost 50 years. During that time, Fort Screven was a coast artillery installation, an infantry post, District . . . — — Map (db m13076) HM
The Fort Screven District is a nationally recognized Historic District. The first buildings to be built for Fort Screven were the six Endicott Period Batteries, that would be used for coastal defense. All of which were constructed between the years . . . — — Map (db m200251) HM
This marker commemorates the activation on 6 July 1942 of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the Frying Pan area near here. Lieutenant Colonel James M. Gavin was the first commander. Assigned to the 82d Airborne Division in February 1943, the . . . — — Map (db m14512) HM
The 34th President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, lived with his family at 206 Austin Loop, while stationed at Fort Benning as a major from 1926-1927.
During that time, he served as executive office of the 24th Infantry and . . . — — Map (db m57604) HM
Scott Hudgens was a Georgia native, a family man and a well respected, self-made businessman and philanthropist. He was a veteran of World War II. Having served in the U.S. Army in the European Theater. During his tour of duty, he landed on Omaha . . . — — Map (db m214497) HM
In Grateful
appreciation
of the
heroic service
and sacrifice
of her sons
and daughters
in World War II
This memorial
is erected by
Clinch County
All gave much
Some gave all
Army * Women's Aux. * Aviation * Navy * . . . — — Map (db m23862) HM
In 1931 Clark Thread Company opened a spinning mill here, giving the local economy a boost during the Great Depression with the creation of approximately 650 new jobs. Baled cotton was spun into unfinished thread that was then shipped to a finishing . . . — — Map (db m33467) HM
Camp Brumby had four barracks, all approximately in this location, and capable of housing up to 200 young men total. Life in the living quarters was very military in nature and prepared residents for their future lives as soldiers during World War . . . — — Map (db m242586) HM
A plan to help lift rural Cobb County out of the Great Depression by building a commercial airport changed course when America entered WWII and Marietta was chosen as the location for a new aircraft assembly plant. Wartime necessity had rival . . . — — Map (db m33703) HM
To those who died – to those who survived
Georgia Chapters Pearl Harbor Survivors Association Inc.
dedicate this memorial to all military personnel
serving at stations on Oahu Hawaii during the
Japanese attack December 7, 1941 . . . — — Map (db m227664) WM
This park is dedicated to thousands of men and women who built 665 B-29 bombers that played a major role in bringing the U.S. victory during World War II.
The steps remain as a reminder of the daily walk to work at the Bell Aircraft Plant by . . . — — Map (db m30044) HM
Wesley Raymond, Robert Richardson and others founded a school here in 1939 to teach basic flight skills to college students. With the start of World War II, the school became the 63rd Flight Training Detachment Airbase and provided primary flight . . . — — Map (db m24686) HM
In Sacred Memory of the Men of Columbia County Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice
World War I
Barney Bivins, John Burnett, Doughty Jansen, Selwyn Williamson
World War II
Daniel W. Cason, John B. Crawford, Thomas W. Smith, Robert . . . — — Map (db m87416) WM
A howitzer is a cannon featuring a comparatively short barrel, which is used especially for firing shells at a high angle of elevation in order to reach a target behind cover or in a trench. At the end of World War I, the U.S. Army retained 2,900 . . . — — Map (db m245869) HM
During the 1920s, the military began work on an improved artillery gun, possessing greater elevation and more power. After several setbacks, a design eventually came together and was standardized in 1938 as the 155mm Gun M1 on Carriage M1. A . . . — — Map (db m245902) HM
Even before the United States entered World War II, it became apparent to the Army that their 37mm antitank gun was inadequate against the newest Axis (German and Italian) tanks. Looking for the fastest way to get an operational gun in service, they . . . — — Map (db m245911) HM
In late 1939 just before the beginning of World War II, General Henry "Hap" Arnold received approval from the War Department to begin building a very long-range, very heavy four-engine bomber. Due to their success with the B-17 Flying Fortress, the . . . — — Map (db m247274) HM
This 1000 acre tract, once the hunting and fishing grounds of Creek Indians, was purchased from Dr. Russell Thomas and John F. Thomas on December 4, 1946, by the Crisp County Commissioners, Dr. L.E. Williams, J. Homer Dorough and Claude L. McMillan, . . . — — Map (db m113889) HM WM
Here begins “Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park.” This 1,200 acre tract of land was purchased by Crisp County Commissioners and given to the State of Georgia December 4, 1946 in grateful appreciation of, and as a living memorial to the . . . — — Map (db m35041) HM
The LVT-3 (Landing Vehicle Tracked) served as an unarmored landing craft developed for cargo carrying. It incorporated a new stern loading ramp for personnel protection. The landing craft had twin Cadillac V-8 Model 42 engines in the sponsons (side . . . — — Map (db m245904) HM
The Stuart light tank was the first American-designed and built, ground combat weapon battle tested in World War Il. Stuart light tanks went into action with the British 8th Army in the North African desert before the United States entered the war . . . — — Map (db m245978) HM
At the end of World War II, the M26 Pershing was the heaviest and most powerful tank in the U.S. Army. Further development produced the M46 Medium Tank, known as the Patton. The advent of the Korean War demonstrated that a new tank was urgently . . . — — Map (db m245941) HM
Although the last M3 Grant medium tank was produced in December 1942, work on engineering its replacement had begun in 1941. The British adopted the new model, with its 75mm smoothbore gun, and immediately christened it the Sherman after the Civil . . . — — Map (db m245943) HM
The Russian 120mm mortar served as an indirect fire weapon for the Soviet Union and its allies during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam Conflict. This artillery mortar had a two-wheeled pneumatic carriage, consisting of a frame, tongue, . . . — — Map (db m245744) HM
Between 1933-1935, the U.S. Army procured and tested several foreign antitank guns. The German 37mm Rhinemetall, with ammunition rated at 2,600 feet per second, proved to be the most interesting. This gun used a rubber-tired split trail carriage . . . — — Map (db m245775) HM
In recognition of
Richard C. Mooney, Jr
as the first superintendent of
Veterans Memorial State Park,
he was responsible for developing
approximately 900 acres of timberland
into a beautiful park including the
roads, the first . . . — — Map (db m245741) HM
The Russians developed the 85mm antitank gun during World War II to counter the excellent German tanks employed against the Soviet Union. Design of the D-44 began in 1943 with production starting in late 1945. Because of the delay in production, . . . — — Map (db m245803) HM
In August, 1942, on this 2,053 acre tract, the U.S. Army constructed a basic flight training field. It remained open until 1945. At its peak 9600 officers, enlisted men, trainees and WACS were stationed here; there were 700 civilian employees, . . . — — Map (db m55574) HM
Constructed during America's rush to mobilize for World War I, Camp Gordon was one of 16 temporary training camps, the largest in the southern states and
the focus of Atlanta's wartime patriotic spirit. It served as birthplace and training ground . . . — — Map (db m14570) HM
Anticipating America's involvement in a second world war, the government returned to the site of Camp Gordon in October 1940 and over the next seven
months constructed a 400-acre Naval Reserve Aviation Base at the DeKalb County Airport. . . . — — Map (db m14571) HM
The Luther Story Bridge honoring Luther Story and other veterans from Sumter County and the following named veterans from Dooly County, all of whom gave their lives in World War II or the Korean War:
Blue, John Augusta
Brown, Bonny . . . — — Map (db m53353) WM
This tree was planted by British Royal Air Force Veterans who learned their flying skills in the U.S.A.A.F. Southeast Army Air Corps during 1941-1943. It symbolizes the esteem, affection, and enduring friendship forged by these airmen and the people . . . — — Map (db m186956) HM WM
In memory of Albany native
Private Henry Cleve Cox, Jr.,
2nd Infantry Division – Medical Corps,
killed in action, August 25, 1944,
during the Battle for
Brest, France.
Prior to his death, he was recognized for . . . — — Map (db m40799) HM
Edward Vason Jones, born in Albany on August 3, 1909, was a nationally recognized 20th-century classical architect and designer. Originally a student of dentistry at Northwestern University, Jones was a self-taught architect and began his career at . . . — — Map (db m117124) HM
During a time of dire peril that threatened the existence of Britain and the civilized world, these young Britishers died in aerial pilot training accidents in the skies and fields of Southwest Georgia while based at Darr Aero Tech and Turner . . . — — Map (db m186900) HM WM
Center:
WW II
December 7, 1941 — September 2, 1945
In Memory of the Greatest Generation
Who Served for Freedom
Left:
Attack on Pearl Harbor • Battle of Wake Island • Battle of Bataan • Doolittle . . . — — Map (db m247755) WM
West Side
This state park is named in memory of Robert T. Brown, Lt. J.G., U.S.N.R. Born January 11, 1920. Son of Congressman and Mrs. Paul Brown of Elberton, Georgia.
North Side
Lt. J.G. Bobby Brown missing in action . . . — — Map (db m78673) HM
In the late 1770’s, a large caravan of Virginians, including a Methodist preacher, traveling south in search of a new home, settled in this neighborhood. In the company were the Adams, Alexander, Banks, Cunningham, Fleming, Anderson, Gaines, . . . — — Map (db m37363) HM
Dedicated
To the Memory
Of
All Citizens
Of
Elbert County, Georgia
Who gave their lives
In the Service
Of
Our County
World War I
World War II
Korean Conflict
Vietnam Era
1917 - 1975
"If ye break faith, we
shall . . . — — Map (db m21912) WM
Erected by and Dedicated
to Navy Seabee Veterans
of Elbert County
Jim Humphry - Joe Deadwyler -
David Smith - Claude E. Ray,JR. -
Cecil Smith - Ed Cartldge -
Hogan Brown - P. Mattox Glenn -
Ross Brown - Richard Brady -
George A. Grogan • . . . — — Map (db m21927) HM
Shipmates on Eternal Patrol in USS Scorpion (SS-278).
Lost February 1st, 1944
East China Sea
James S. Alexander, EM@/Charles W. Appleton, SC3/Lorren L. Bausman, SC1/ Hollis F. Bell, S1/Robert T. Brown, LTjg/Rufus H. Bynum, QM1/ Robert J. . . . — — Map (db m78674) HM
[ Emblems:] US Army, USAF
US Navy, US Marines
( West face )
Evans Countians
Killed in Action
World War I
1917-1918
Walter A. Campbell • Robert F. Dregors •
Virgil C. Teems • Herchel C. Wood
( . . . — — Map (db m19782) WM
Killed in action – Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
One of Fannin County’s finest – he made the ultimate sacrifice so that others might live
Be it known that Oct. 25 is hereby proclaimed as Jack C. Robinson Day in Fannin Co. . . . — — Map (db m61277) HM
Erected by the citizens of Fayette County in honor of our veterans who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America and as a lasting memorial to these gallant servicemen who gave their lives that we may live in peace. World War . . . — — Map (db m114288) WM
Dedicated To The Memory Of Grady L. Huddleston 1923-2001 Past Master: Fayetteville #711: 1958 Past Master: Tyrone #644: 1953 State House of Representatives: 1947-1960 Magistrate Judge: 1987-2000 — — Map (db m114296) HM
John Henry Towers was born at this site on January 30, 1885. Reared in Rome,
Towers graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1906. As one of the Navy's
pioneer aviators, Towers set early records for flying. Preceding Charles
Lindbergh's historic . . . — — Map (db m171065) HM
Dedicated
to the memory of
our fellow workers
who died defending
America's eternal
freedoms
men from
Anchor Duck Mills
James Wm. Adams 1922-1944 • Robert L. Etheridge 1921-1944 • Jack A. Gunter 1917-1942 • Doyce F. . . . — — Map (db m171107) WM
Pvt. Charles W. Graves
In March, 1922 the troopship Cambria returned the final 1,065 bodies of the known dead to the United States. The last body removed was Charles W. Graves, designated as “Representative of the Nation's Known Dead . . . — — Map (db m171150) WM
"Flame of Freedom"
Presented by the American Legion in commemoration of the 50th anniversary and dedicated to all those who served the cause of freedom in the Armed Forces of the United States.
March 15th, 1969
World War I
April 6, 1917 . . . — — Map (db m215778) WM
During World War II, the J.A. Jones Construction Company operated a plant approx. 1 mile south of this point on Brunswick's waterfront. Between 1942 and 1944, a skilled labor force of over 16,000 men and women worked in service to the Allied war . . . — — Map (db m212672) HM
Upper tablet:
Dedicated to
The men of Glynn County
who served their country and
to those named who gave their
lives for the preservation
of liberty and freedom
Wreath emblem
1917 The World War 1918
Arnold, Carle . . . — — Map (db m13130) WM
Hanover Square, also referred to as Hanover Park, is one of the two major squares in Brunswick that retained their original size and shape. It was named to honor Britain’s ruling House of Hanover during the reign of King George II, when the Colony . . . — — Map (db m193685) HM
Upper right corner is the Prisoner of War and Missing in Action (POW/MIA) emblem
• The 77,000 Georgians who served in World War I;
the 1,937 KIA; 3,319 WIA; 67 Ex-POWs and 54 MIA
• The 324,373 Georgians who served in World War II; . . . — — Map (db m72025) WM
Dedicated to the gallant sailors of the U.S.
Merchant Marine and the U.S. Navy Armed Guard,
who sailed, fought and died on those famous
Liberty Ships and other merchant ships of the
U.S. Maritime Service. This community is forever
grateful . . . — — Map (db m11775) HM
After midnight on April 8, 1942, the German submarine U-123 was in position off the St. Simons Island sea buoy. Minutes later it chased and torpedoed two tankers, the Oklahoma and Esso Baton Rouge, killing twenty-two crew members. Survivors were . . . — — Map (db m15609) HM
Three local citizens, W. M. Loggans, B. B. Heyward and W. P. Furr, donated 300 acres of prime farm land to entice location of the Ninth District School of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, a boarding high school, on this site. Since 1906, thousands . . . — — Map (db m14522) HM
National Baseball Hall of Fame member John Robert Mize was born in this house in 1913. While only 15 years old and still in high school, Mize launched his distinguished baseball career playing for Piedmont College. He began his major league career . . . — — Map (db m23665) HM
(front)
Birth April 10, 1919
Died April 5, 1943
Grew up and educated in Lula, GA
He was a crewmember on Plane #5 as the Bombardier on the Tokyo Raiders Mission. He dropped the first bombs on Tokyo April 19, 1942.
Became known as . . . — — Map (db m180965) HM
This bell was presented to Harris County by LST 822, U.S.S. HARRIS COUNTY, commissioned Nov. 23, 1944. Carrying the commander of LST Group 68, she led fourteen convoys through enemy waters without a casualty. LST U.S.S. HARRIS COUNTY participated . . . — — Map (db m22826) HM
Franklin D. Roosevelt was a frequent visitor (41 trips) to Warm Springs from 1924-1945. Dowdell’s Knob was one of his favorite spots for both quiet contemplation and picnics. F.D.R. visited this spot overlooking Pine Mountain Valley as a private . . . — — Map (db m21998) HM
The Resettlement Administration was founded on May 1, 1935 as part of the second phase of President Roosevelt's New Deal. FDR took a personal interest in the planning of this project with Under Secretary of Agriculture, Dr. Rex Tugwell, . . . — — Map (db m11269) HM
In loving memory of those who have made the supreme sacrifice and in honor of those who served. Dedicated this eleventh day of November nineteen hundred ninety by the citizens of Hart County and American Legion Post 109. — — Map (db m61728) WM
Dedicated to the men and women who served our country in the Armed Forces.
God bless all those who died and especially those who paid the ultimate sacrifice so we might live openly.
World War II Honor Roll
World War I, Korean War, . . . — — Map (db m105578) WM
Memorial
In honor and memory of
veterans of all wars
Ocilla, Irwin County, Georgia
Donated by
American Legion
Jeff Davis Post 100
Woodmen of the World Camp 757 — — Map (db m105575) WM
Dedicated May 27, 1995 to those from Jackson County who died for us
World War I
Claude Borders • Jewel H. Hanson
Allen C. Doster, A •
Newton B. Dunnahoo, A •
Henry T. Gillispie, A •
Henry G. Golden •
George A. Gordon, A •
Esara . . . — — Map (db m184810) WM
Dedicated to the memory of those employees of The Jefferson Mills, Inc. who gave their lives in World War II Willard H.F. Doster, Pfc, USA April 11, 1922 – August 4, 1944 Killed in Action – St. Lo, France Lammoth Joe Hanson, Pfc, USA . . . — — Map (db m191132) HM WM
Co. B – 121st Infantry
Barnesville, Georgia
“Old Gray Bonnet”
This memorial is dedicated to all who served with the Barnesville Blues. This company served actively as a part of Georgia’s National Guard in four wars. They . . . — — Map (db m25976) HM
Replacing the aging 3-inch gun as the staple of Army heavy antiaircraft artillery at the dawn of the war, the 90mm gun went on to earn a well deserved place among the finest artillery pieces fielded by the Allies in World War II. Intended to meet . . . — — Map (db m41683) HM
Taylors Creek Methodist Church was organized in 1807, by the Rev. Angus McDonald, with seven members, including James Darsey, Mrs. James Darsey, and Robert Hendry. A village soon grew up around the church, and was for many years a trading center . . . — — Map (db m15740) HM
In Sacred Memory of the
Men of Lincoln County
Who Made the Supreme
Sacrifice
World War I
Jesse H. Blackburn
Titus B. Booker
Richard E. Lewis
Edward W. Smalley
Ralph W. Humpreys
Talmadge Bohler
James C. Justice
Thomas . . . — — Map (db m57611) WM
27th Bombardment Group United States Army Air Corps1225 airmen of the 27th Bombardment Group (L) left Savannah, Georgia and arrived in Manila, Philippine Islands on 20 Nov 1941. Their dive bombers did not arrive in time to stem the Japanese . . . — — Map (db m113274) WM
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