United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Howard J. Withycombe Memorial Pavilion Courtyard
Inscription.
Brigadier General Howard James Withycombe,
USAFA Chief of Staff 1960-1963.
Erected by Keith and Patty Withycombe.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold • War, World II.
Location. 39° 1.016′ N, 104° 51.293′ W. Memorial is in United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, in El Paso County. It can be reached from Parade Loop. Marker is at the Memorial Pavilion 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: Association of Graduates Memorial Pavilion (a few steps from this marker); Memorial Pavilion Driveway and Turnaround (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial Pavilion (within shouting distance of this marker); War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Winged Refuge and Airman (within shouting distance of this marker); 11th Air Force (within shouting distance of this marker); 21st Bombardment Squadron (H) (within shouting distance of this marker); 11th Fighter Squadron (within shouting distance of 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 256 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 13, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

