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

33rd Troop Carrier Squadron

1941 - 1946

— 5th Air Force —

33rd Troop Carrier Squadron Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. 33rd Troop Carrier Squadron Marker

Inscription.

For Dedicated Service
To Honor and Remember

One of the most decorated units
Southwest Pacific WW-II

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 is on 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 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: 5th Air Force Memorial (here, next to this marker); 345th Bombardment Group (M)

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(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. History of the 33rd Troop Carrier Squadron. Tales from the Valley entry (Submitted on December 19, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. 33rd Troop Carrier Squadron. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on December 19, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

33rd Troop Carrier Squadron Marker on Memorial Wall image. Click for full size.

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

2. 33rd Troop Carrier Squadron Marker on Memorial Wall

Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 229 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 19, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.