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

330th Bomb Group (VH) Association

20th Air Force

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

1. 330th Bomb Group (VH) Association Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

457th, 458th, 459th Bomb Squadrons

The 330th Bomb Group (VH) carried the air war to Japan from March to August 1945, flying a total of 47 missions from its base at North Field on the island of Guam.

This plaque is dedicated to the memory of the more than 70 men of the 330th who lost their lives taking part in these missions. Their surviving comrades proudly honor them with this memorial.

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. 20^th 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)

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(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). Touch for a list and map of all markers in United States Air Force Academy.

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Also see . . .
1. The 330th Bomb Group. (Submitted on November 28, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. 330th Bomb Group at 20th Air Force. (Submitted on November 28, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

330th Bomb Group (VH) Association Marker on Memorial Wall image. Click for full size.

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

2. 330th Bomb Group (VH) Association Marker on Memorial Wall

Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 282 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 28, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.