United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
13th Bomb Squadron
3rd Bomb Group, 5th Air Force3
| — | WWII - 7 Dec 1941-2 Sep 1945 | — |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
1. 13th Bomb Squadron Marker
who served their country so faithfully while
enduring incredible hardships and dangers in
New Guinea, the Philippines and Okinawa.
Some lived and some died - all of them gave
their best. They exemplified the very finest
in American military tradition - may they be
remembered forever.
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 the 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
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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); 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). 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. 13th Bomb Squadron Association. Assiciation website (Submitted on December 19, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 13th Bomb Squadron Raid on Rabaul, 2 Nov 1943. Australia at War entry (Submitted on December 19, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
2. 13th Bomb Squadron Marker on Memorial Wall
Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 25, 2021
3. 13th Bomb Squadron
Air Force Historical Research Agency Fact Sheet
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via Austrialia at War, November 2, 1945
4. 13th Bomb Squadron B-25 Mitchell flying out of Rabaul Harbour on 2 November 1943
Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 481 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 19, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on July 25, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on January 14, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
