United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

20^th Air Force

1944 • 1945

— B-29 • C.B.I. • Guam • Saipan • Tinian —

20<sup>th</sup> Air Force Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2020

1. 20^th Air Force Marker

Inscription. First to use air power to end a major war
without an invasion of the enemy’s homeland

Dedicated to all who served
• The Headquarters Staff •
• The Many Support Units •
• The Combat Squadrons •
• The Prisoners of War •
• But Especially Those Who Lost Their Lives
In Defense Of Their Country •
• Bless Them All •

58th Bomb Wing
40BG • 444BG • 462BG • 468BG

73th Bomb Wing
497BG • 498BG • 499BG • 500BG

313th Bomb Wing
6BG • 9BG • 504BG • 505BG • 509BG

314th Bomb Wing
19BG • 29BG • 39BG • 330BG

315th Bomb Wing
16BG • 331BG • 501BG • 502BG

Erected 1991 by 20th Air Force Association.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.

Location. 39° 0.926′ N, 104° 51.31′ W. Memorial is in United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, in El Paso County. It can be reached from Parade Loop. Marker is in the United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, on Parade Loop west of Stadium Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: USAF Academy CO 80840, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Colorado’s Front Range

and in Pikes Peak Region.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Comanchería.

Other nearby markers.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 18th Fighter Group • 318th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); Seventh Fighter Command (here, next to this marker); 499th Bombardment Group (VH) (here, next to this marker); 497th Bombardment Group (VH) (here, next to this marker); 414th Fighter Group • 506th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 15th Fighter Group • 21st Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 500th Bombardment Group (VH) (here, next to this marker); 498th Bombardment Group (VH) (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in United States Air Force Academy.

More about this memorial. Must have a valid ID to enter the USAF Academy grounds.

Also see . . . 20th Air Force in World War II. Website homepage (Submitted on November 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Additional keywords. 20th Air Force

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2020

2. 20^th Air Force Marker

20<sup>th</sup> Air Force Marker on Memorial Wall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2020

3. 20^th Air Force Marker on Memorial Wall

B-29 of 19th Bomb Group, 314th Bomb Wing of the 20th Air Force passing Mt. Fuji image. Click for more information.

via 20th Air Force Association, July 21, 2024

4. B-29 of 19th Bomb Group, 314th Bomb Wing of the 20th Air Force passing Mt. Fuji

20th Air Force Association website homepage:
Click for more information.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 571 times since then and 88 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on July 21, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.