801st / 492nd Bomb Group

801st / 492nd Bomb Group (HM17F9)

Location: Pooler, GA 31322 Chatham County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 6.934', W 81° 14.244'

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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
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HM NumberHM17F9
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Date Added Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 at 7:53pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 477604 N 3553270
Decimal Degrees32.11556667, -81.23740000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 6.934', W 81° 14.244'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 6' 56.04" N, 81° 14' 14.64" W
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Area Code(s)912
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 175 Bourne Ave, Pooler GA 31322, US
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