United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
6147th Tactical Control Group
"Mosquitos"
| | Airborne-Ground Korea 1950-1956 | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
1. 6147th Tactical Control Group Marker
6147th TC Sq. (Abn) 6147th AB Sq. 6147th M & S Sq.
6147th Med Sq. 6148th TC Sq (Air) 6149th TC Sq. (Air)
6150th TC Sq. (Grd) 6132nd TC Sq. 6164th TC Sq.
942nd Forward Air Control Sq.
3 DUC [Distinguished Unit Citations]
2 ROK PUC [Repub of Korea Presidential Unit Citations]
To Those Who Served
Erected 1993 by Mosquito Association, Inc.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean.
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,
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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. Mosquito Association. (Submitted on December 20, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. USAF Tactical Control Organizations in Korea. (Submitted on December 20, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 3, 2023
2. 6147th Tactical Control Group Marker
Top row, 6th from right.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
3. 6147th Tactical Control Group 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 300 times since then and 23 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 December 20, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
