United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
22nd Bomb Group (M & H)
Red Raiders • WWII
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
1. 22nd Bomb Group (M & H) Marker
[Squadrons]
We Remember Them
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 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) (here, next
this page online
More about this memorial. Must have a valid ID to enter the USAF Academy grounds.
Also see . . .
1. 22nd Bombardment Group. Army Air Corps Library and Museum website entry (Submitted on December 20, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 22nd Bomb Group "The Red Raiders" in Australia during WW2. Oz at War website entry (Submitted on December 20, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. 22nd Bombardment Group. History of War website entry (Submitted on December 20, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 3, 2023
2. 22nd Bomb Group (M & H) Marker
Bottom row, 2nd from left.
1943
3. Martin B-26 Marauder
"Simba" of 19th Squadron 22nd Bomb Group
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
4. 22nd Bomb Group (M & H) Marker on Memorial Wall
Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 427 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 20, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on September 10, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3. submitted on November 11, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on December 20, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
