United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
47th Troop Carrier Squadron
9th Air Force
— 1942-1945 —
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2020
1. 47th Troop Carrier Squadron Marker
the members of the
47th Troop Carrier Squadron
who served their country during WWII
Airborne Assault
Sicily • Italy • Normandy
Holland • Germany
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. 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 (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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1. 47th Troop Carrier Squadron. (Submitted on December 4, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. 313th Troop Carrier Group. (Submitted on December 4, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2020
2. 47th Troop Carrier Squadron Marker on Memorial Wall
via U.S. Militaria Forum, October 1944
3. 47th Troop Carrier Squadron, 313th TCG C-47 Skytrain
Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 96 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 4, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on February 17, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
