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

509 Composite Bomb Group • 509th Bomb Wing

20th Air Force • 2nd Air Force • 8th Air Force

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

1. 509 Composite Bomb Group • 509th Bomb Wing Marker

Inscription.

Dedicated in the honor of all who have served
in the 509th as a memorial to those valiant
comrades who gave their lives to maintain
peace and freedom.

509th Composite Bomb Group
which became the
509th Bomb Wing

The 509th was activated for the sole purpose of
delivering the atomic bomb. The first A-bombs were
dropped in combat on Japan August 6, Hiroshima
and August 9, Nagasaki in 1945 from B-29 Superforts.
No organization has played a more dynamic role than
the 509th in bringing about a decisive victory
in World War II and maintaining world peace.

B-29 • B-50 • B-47 • KB-29 • KC-97

B[-]52 • FB-111 • KC-135

[Dedicated] 22 September 1988

Erected 1988.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold • 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.

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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) (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. 509th Composite Group. Atomic Heritage Foundation entry (Submitted on November 29, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

2. 509 Composite Bomb Group • 509th Bomb Wing History. Strategic Air Command entry (Submitted on November 29, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

509 Composite Bomb Group • 509th Bomb Wing Marker on Memorial Wall image. Click for full size.

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

2. 509 Composite Bomb Group • 509th Bomb Wing Marker on Memorial Wall

509 Composite Bomb Group's "Enola Gay" image. Click for full size.

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3. 509 Composite Bomb Group's "Enola Gay"

Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 317 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 29, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on January 28, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.