United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
69th Fighter/Fighter-Bomber/Tactical Fighter Squadron
5th Air Force
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
1. 69th Fighter/Fighter-Bomber/Tactical Fighter Squadron Marker
Asiatic Pacific Campaign
Nov. 1943 - Sept. 1945
69th Fighter-Bomber Squadron
Korea, July 1952 - July 1953
69th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Persian Gulf, Jan. 1991 - Feb. 1991
To honor all 69th Squadron personnel
for their devoted service to our country
and the cause of freedom
Dedicated 8 October 1993
Erected 1993 by 69th Werewolves Reunion Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, Korean • 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 5th Air Force Memorial (here, next to this marker); 345th Bombardment Group (M) (here, next to this marker); 8th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (here, next to this marker); Forty Third Bomb Group (H) (here, next to this marker); 38th Bomb Group (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 . . . F-68 Sabre Jets, 69th Fighter Bomber Squadron, Korea, 04/1955 (YouTube). (Submitted on December 17, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
2. 69th Fighter/Fighter-Bomber/Tactical Fighter Squadron Marker on Memorial Wall
Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 369 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 17, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
