United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
18th Fighter Group • 318th Fighter Group
From Pearl Harbor to Tokyo
— 7 December 1941 – 15 August 1945 —
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2020
1. 18th Fighter Group • 318 Fighter Group Marker
Fighter Squadrons
44th, 12th • 19th, 73rd and 333rd
Dedicated to those who fought valiantly
on the ground and in the air against Japan.
They fought successfully against an enemy
holding numerical and performance advantages
while living under extremely austere conditions.
Campaigns
Hawaii, Midway, Marianas Is., Iwo Jima Is.,
Solomon Is., Truk, Okinawa,
Ryukus and Japan
Combat Aircraft
P-40, P-38 and P-47
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. Marker is in United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, in El Paso County. 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. Marker is in this post office area: USAF Academy CO 80840, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 20th Air Force (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
this page online
More about this marker. Must have a valid ID to enter the USAF Academy grounds.
Also see . . .
1. 18th Fighter Group. 7th Fighter Command Association website entry (Submitted on November 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. 318th Fighter Group. 7th Fighter Command Association website entry (Submitted on November 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2020
2. 18th Fighter Group • 318 Fighter Group Marker on Memorial Wall
via World War Photos, 1943
3. P-40s of the 44th FS “Vampires”, 18th Fighter Group, on Munda airstrip - August 1943
Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 233 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on December 9, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
