United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
414th Fighter Group 506th Fighter Group
From Iwo Jima to Japan
| | October 1944 December 1945 | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2020
1. 414th Fighter Group 506th Fighter Group Marker
Fighter Squadrons
413th, 437th 456th 457th, 458th and 462nd
Dedicated to the brave men who participated in
the hazardous, 1500-mile bomber escort and
fighter-bomber missions from Iwo Jima to Japan.
Campaigns
Iwo Jima Is. and Japan
Combat Aircraft
P-47 and P-51
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 (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); 15th Fighter Group 21st Fighter Group
this page online
More about this memorial. Must have a valid ID to enter the USAF Academy grounds.
Also see . . .
1. 414th Fighter Group. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on July 22, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. 506th Air Expeditionary Group (originally 506th Fighter group). Wikipedia entry (Submitted on July 22, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2020
2. 414th Fighter Group 506th Fighter Group Marker on Memorial Wall
via World War Photos, unknown
3. P-47N Thunderbolt #682 44-88492 Detroit Miss II of the 414th Fighter Group
414th Fighter Group at 7th Fighter Command Association website:
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via 506th Fighter Group, unknown
4. P-51 #577, 'Dear Gloria' of the 458th Fighter Squadron, 506th Fighter Group
506th Fighter Group at 7th Fighter Command website:
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Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 435 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3, 4. submitted on July 22, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
