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

8th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron

5th Air Force

— World War II —

8th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020

1. 8th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron Marker

Inscription.

Dedicated to those who served with the
8th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
1942 - 1951

Dedicated 08 October 1993

Erected 1993.

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

Location. 39° 0.96′ N, 104° 51.299′ W. Memorial is in United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, in El Paso County. It can be reached from Cemetery Road. 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 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 Comanchería.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker:

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5th Air Force Memorial (here, next to this marker); 345th Bombardment Group (M) (here, next to this marker); Forty Third Bomb Group (H) (here, next to this marker); 38th Bomb Group (here, next to this marker); 69th Fighter/Fighter-Bomber/Tactical Fighter Squadron (here, next to this marker); 90th Bomb Group (H) B-24 (Jolly Rogers) (here, next to this marker); 26th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron (here, next to this marker); 39th Fighter Squadron (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. P‑38 Photo Reconnaissance. (Submitted on December 17, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Captain Arthur L. Post, 8th Photo Recce Sq CO. (Submitted on December 17, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. 8th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron. (Submitted on December 17, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

8th Photo Recon Squadron Marker on Memorial Wall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020

2. 8th Photo Recon Squadron Marker on Memorial Wall

Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 427 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 17, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.