Base Air Depot No. 2 Station 582 USAAF

Base Air Depot No. 2 Station 582 USAAF (HMB6Q)

Location: Pooler, GA 31322 Chatham County
Buy Georgia State flags at Flagstore.com!
Country: United States of America
Buy United States of America flags at Flagstore.com!

N 32° 6.915', W 81° 14.233'

  • 0 likes
  • 0 check ins
  • 0 favorites
  • 665 views
Inscription

Warton, England

First marker:
BAD 2 Warton, England, was established under the 8th Air Force Service Command, September 5, 1942. Its mission: the modification and repair of military aircraft. War planes coming from the United States would be adapted to meet special requirements of the European Theater of Operations. Battle damaged aircraft would have to be repaired, perhaps whole sections rebuilt. A ferrying squadron was needed to get planes to Warton (from fields where they originally landed) and later delivered to combat units. By summer, 1944, there were 10,000 Americans at Warton, working around the clock.

Twenty nine " Wartoneers " gave their lives for their country.

On August 23, 1944, two recently repaired B-24 (Liberator) bombers were on test flights. Word came from Brig. Gen. Isaac Ott's headquarters of an impending storm. All planes were ordered to land immediately. The pilots attempted to, but the storm was of such intensity, it was impossible. Witnesses saw the plane piloted by Lt. John Bloemendal struck by lightning. It crashed into a school in the Village of Freckleton. Sixty one persons died, including 38 five-year-old children, trapped in the nursery classroom. The second plane was driven almost to the ground and flew ten miles at tree top level before getting out of the storm. Five children were pulled out of the burning classroom. Two died in the Base Hospital.

At that time, this was the second worstcrash in aviation history.

Second marker:
Base Air Depot No. 2 Station 582 USAAF
Warton, England

To the memory of the following who died whenan American B-24 Bomber crashed. DestroyingFreckleton Church of England School on the23rd August 1944

RAF Personnel
Sgt. Douglas Baston · Sgt. W.W. Cannell · Sgt R. J. Bell · Sgt. C.W. Newton

USAAF Personnel

1st Lt. John Bloemendal · Pvt. Samuel A. Mezzacappa · Pvt. George C. Brown · Sgt. Theodore Edwin Nelson · Cpl. Herbert George Cross · T/Sgt. James Manuel Parr · Pvt. Minas Philip Glitsis · Cpl. Arthur James Rogney · Sgt. Gordon Wilber Kinney · Sgt. Frank L. Zugel

British Children
Howard Allanson · John Hardman · Alice M. Rayton · Martin Alston? · Annie L. Herrington · Malcom Scott · Edna R. Askew · Beryl Hogarth · June Stewartson · Sylvania Bickerstaffe · William H. Iddon · Dorothy Sudell · Kenneth G. Boocock · Kathleen Isles · John Sudell · Jean Butcher · Vera Jones · Joseph Threlfall · David Carr · Georgina Lonsdale · John Townsend · Maureen D. Clarke · Thomas F. Mullen · Barrie B. Truscot · John Cox · Gillian Parkinson · Lilian M. Waite · Sonia M. Dagger · June Parkinson · Sylvia A. Whybrow · Peter Danson · George Preston · Alan Wilson · John H. Foster · Michael Probert · William R. Wright · Judith M.J. Garner · Thomas Rawcliffe

Teachers

Jenny Hall · Louisa Hulme

British Civilians
Kathleen Forshaw · Alan Whittle · Gwendoline Franken · Pearl Whittle · Evelyn Rhodes · Rachel Whittle · James V. Silcock

The following is a list of Americans killedat Warton, in addition to those who died inthe B-24 crash:
Lloyd Bingham · Max Reinhardt · Pliney R. Blodgett · Jay Sampson · William C. Clearwater · Nelson Scarborough · "Tex" Freeman · John Schneider · George R. King · Redene W. Simonson · Leonard D. Johnson, Jr. · H.W. Vallee · Charles J. Moeller · Kenneth Hubbard (409 BG) · Robert I. Nickerson · Norman E. Zuber (409 BG) · Burtie Orth
Details
HM NumberHMB6Q
Tags
Placed ByMighty Eighth AF Museum
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, October 16th, 2014 at 9:05am PDT -07:00
Pictures
Sorry, but we don't have a picture of this historical marker yet. If you have a picture, please share it with us. It's simple to do. 1) Become a member. 2) Adopt this historical marker listing. 3) Upload the picture.
Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 477621 N 3553235
Decimal Degrees32.11525000, -81.23721667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 6.915', W 81° 14.233'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 6' 54.90" N, 81° 14' 13.98" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)912
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 175 Bourne Ave, Pooler GA 31322, US
Alternative Maps Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap

Is this marker missing? Are the coordinates wrong? Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? If so, check in.

Nearby Markersshow on map
The Duchess
0.01 miles
Patsy Ann II
0.01 miles
Our Beloved Brothers
0.01 miles
36th BS RCM
0.01 miles
305th Bomb Group (H)
0.01 miles
446th Bomb Group
0.01 miles
Lazy Daisy
0.01 miles
904th Signal Co. Depot AVN
0.01 miles
Dinah-Mite
0.01 miles
Col. Paul B. Jackson
0.01 miles
Check Ins  check in   |    all

Have you seen this marker? If so, check in and tell us about it.

Comments 0 comments

Maintenance Issues
  1. Is this marker part of a series?
  2. What historical period does the marker represent?
  3. What historical place does the marker represent?
  4. What type of marker is it?
  5. What class is the marker?
  6. What style is the marker?
  7. Does the marker have a number?
  8. What year was the marker erected?
  9. This marker needs at least one picture.
  10. Can this marker be seen from the road?
  11. Is the marker in the median?