United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
3rd Photo Reconnaisance Squadron
"Official Photographer of Japan"
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2020
1. 3rd Photo Reconnaisance Squadron Marker
In honor of all who served, because of their bravery and dedication, the Third Photo Reconnaissance Squadron was able to provide the 20th Air Force to photographic intelligence necessary to bring the war against Japan to a successful conclusion.
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); 414th Fighter Group 506th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 15th Fighter Group 21st Fighter Group
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More about this memorial. Must have a valid ID to enter the USAF Academy grounds.
Also see . . .
1. Pre-Attack Mosaic of Hiroshima. The World War II Multimedia Database Website entry (Submitted on November 28, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. A cartographic fade to black: mapping the destruction of urban Japan during World War II. Journal of Historical Geography Website entry (Submitted on November 28, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2020
2. 3rd Photo Reconnaisance Squadron Marker on Memorial Wall
via Andersen AFB, 1944
3. 3rd Photo Reconnaisance Squadron B-29
The photo depicts the crewmembers of the Tokyo Rose after receiving medals for the first photo reconnaissance mission over Tokyo, 1 Nov 44. It was the first U.S. aircraft over Tokyo since Doolittles Raid 2½ years earlier. (Photo from Col. Richard M. Hutchins, USAF-Ret.)
"3rd Photo Reconnaissance Squadron (3 PRS) and its Mariana Islands' History"
Andersen AFB website entry
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"3rd Photo Reconnaissance Squadron (3 PRS) and its Mariana Islands' History"
Andersen AFB website entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 894 times since then and 97 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 28, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on March 15, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
