448th Bomb Group

448th Bomb Group (HM18OF)

Location: Pooler, GA 31322 Chatham County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 6.925', W 81° 14.215'

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2nd Air Division
8th Air Force

We came from all states of the
United States of America.
Some were so young, just out of high school,
But most in their late teens or young twenties.
Eager to do what they could to Preserve Freedom

We quickly learned our skills and formed the
448th Bomb Group of the Mighty 8th Air Force
based at Seething, England.

First mission - Osnabruck, Germany - 22 Dec 1943
Last mission - Salzburg, Austria - 25 April 1945

Combat Missions
265 Missions Flown - -7,343 Total Sorties
15,286 Tons Bombs Dropped
and
140 Tons of Supplies

Combat Casualties
146 Bombers
460 Aircrew Members Lost
950 Prisoners of War or Evaders

(Back side)
448th Bomb Group (H)
Activated May 1, 1943
Air Combat Units
448th Group (H) Headquarters
712th Squadron (H)
713th Squadron (H)
714th Squadron (H)
715th Squadron (H)
Trained at Wendover, Utah and Sioux City, Iowa
Staged at Herington, Kansas and flew the
southern route, arriving Station 146
Seething, England on December 1, 1943
Assigned to the 2nd Bomb Division and with the
B24 Heavy Bomber 93rd and 446th Groups formed
the 20th Combat Wing
Supported by Ground Units
58th Station Complement Squadron
1596th Ordnance Supply And Maintenance Company
1232nd Quarter Master Company
2102nd Engineer Aviation Fire Fighters Platoon
862nd Chemical Company Air Operations
1193rd Military Police Company
459th Sub Depot
262nd Medical Dispensary (Aviation)
Details
HM NumberHM18OF
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Date Added Friday, September 26th, 2014 at 5:19am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 477650 N 3553253
Decimal Degrees32.11541667, -81.23691667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 6.925', W 81° 14.215'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 6' 55.50" N, 81° 14' 12.90" 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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