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

1^st Fighter Group

27th Fighter Squadron • 71st Fighter Squadron • 94th Fighter Squadron

— In Memoriam —

1<sup>st</sup> Fighter Group Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. 1^st Fighter Group Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to those who served and those
who gave their lives in defense of
our precious freedoms

WORLD WAR II ENGAGEMENTS

Air Combat Europe-Africa-Mediterrean Theater
Air Offensive-Europe • Algeria-French Morocco
Tunisia • Sicily • Naples-Foggia • Anzio
Rome-Arno • Normandy • Northern France
Southern France • North Apennines • Rhineland
Central Europe • Po Valley

DECORATIONS
Distinguished Unit Citations

Italy Aug. 25, 1943 • Italy Aug. 30, 1943
Ploesti Rumania, May 18, 1944

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 the Front Range

and in Pikes Peak

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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 Comanchería.

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) (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.

More about this memorial. Must have a valid ID to enter the USAF Academy grounds.

Also see . . .
1. 1st Fighter Group. (Submitted on December 6, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 1st Fighter Group. (Submitted on December 6, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. 1st Fighter Group.

1<sup>st</sup> Fighter Group Marker on Memorial Wall image. Click for full size.

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

2. 1^st Fighter Group Marker on Memorial Wall

(Submitted on December 6, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Additional keywords. 1st Fighter Group

Credits. This page was last revised on February 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 198 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 6, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.