United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Seventh Fighter Command
7 December 1941 15 August 1945
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2020
1. Seventh Fighter Command Marker
15th, 18th, 21st, 318th, 414th and 506th
Night Fighter Squadrons
6th, 548th and 549th
Dedicated to those valiant men who served
in the air war against the Japanese Empire
from Hawaii 7 December 1941 to Japan 15 August 1945.
Campaigns
Hawaiian Is., Midway Is., Gilbert/Marshall Is.,
Solomon Is., Marianas Is., Iwo Jima Is.,
Ryukyus Is. And Japan
The Seventh Fighter Command units are credited with the
first and last aerial victories of World War II
Combat Aircraft
P-36, P-39, P-38, P-40,
P-47, P-51, P-61, P-70.
Erected by Seventh Fighter Command 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 Comancherνa.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 20th Air Force (here, next to this marker); 18th Fighter Group 318th Fighter Group
this page online
More about this memorial. Must have a valid ID to enter the USAF Academy grounds.
Also see . . .
1. VII Fighter Command. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on July 24, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Seventh Fighter Command Night Fighter Squadrons. 7th Fighter Command Association website entry (Submitted on November 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2020
3. Seventh Fighter Command Marker on Memorial Wall
via Wikipedia, 1945
4. VII Fighter Command P-51D Mustangs flying a B-29 escort mission from Iwo Jima in June 1945
Aircraft are North American P-51D-20-NA Mustangs, serials 44-63325 44-63314, 44-63474 and 44-63428. They are from the 45th Fighter Squadron of the 15th Fighter Group at Central Field.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 516 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on July 24, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on November 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on July 24, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
