“Hell’s Angels”-“Might in Flight”-Pooler GA
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Don.Morfe
N 32° 06.934 W 081° 14.247
17S E 477599 N 3553270
The monument is dedicated to those who served in the 303rd Bombardment Group (H) which flew B-17 Bombers over Germany during World War II
Waymark Code: WMWNTC
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/23/2017
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358th-359th-360th-427th Flight Squadrons supported
by our essential dedicated Ground units
12 Sept to 11 June 1945 - AAF Station 107
Molesworth, Huntingdonshire, England
Constituted 28 Jan 1942 _ Savannah, Georgia
Inactivated 25 July 1945 - Casablanca, French Morocco
Casualties 303rd BG (H) B-17's Enemy Aircraft
841 KIA 210 Combat Losses 378 Destroyed
747 POW 104 Probables
182 Damaged
67 Evadee
29 Internees
Two Medals of Honor
Lt. Jack Mathis 18 Mar 1943 - T/Sgt Forrest Vosier 20 Dec 1943
Distinguished Unit Citation - 11 Jan 1944 Oschersleben, Germany
One of the Eighth's pioneer Bomb Groups
Most 8th AF B-17 Group combat missions (364)
2nd highest total sorties (10,721)
2nd highest bomb tonnage dropped (26,346)
First to fly 300 missions from United Kingdom
"Hell's" Angels" 1st B-17 to fly 25 missions
“Knockout Dropper” 1st B-17 to fly 50 & 75 missions
The proud "Angels" Never Stood Down
Property Permission: Public
Access times: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
175 Bourne Ave
Pooler, GA United States
31322
Commemoration: World War II Pilots and crews
Date of Dedication: Not listed
Access instructions: Not listed
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