Lt. Colonel James A. Verinis

Historical marker location:

175 Bourne Avenue, Pooler, Georgia

( Memorial can be reached from Bourne Avenue.)

Eighth Air Force <br>91st Bomb Group 324th Squadron.

Georgia was the site of the first European settlement in what is now the United States. In 1565, the Spanish established a settlement on St. Simons Island, which is now part of Georgia.