United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
10th Emergency Rescue Boat Squadron
1942 - 1945
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
1. 10th Emergency Rescue Boat Squadron Marker
of the 11th Air Force, whom God chose to place
beyond our reach, and who lost their lives in the
unforgiving waters of coastal Alaska, the Aleutian Islands,
the North Pacific, Bering Sea and the Kurile Islands.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lost at Sea series list.
Location. 39° 0.978′ N, 104° 51.3′ W. Memorial is in United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, in El Paso County. It can be reached from Parade Loop. 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, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 11th Air Force (here, next to this marker); 21st Bombardment Squadron (H) (here, next to this marker); 11th Fighter Squadron (here, next to this marker); 344th Fighter Squadron (here, next to this marker); 73rd Bomb Squadron (M) (here, next to this marker); 18th Pursuit and Fighter Squadron (here, next to this marker); 54th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 507th Fighter Group (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. The 10th Emergency Rescue Boat Squadron. The Aleutians website entry (Submitted on January 18, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. U.S. Crash Boats. Website homepage (Submitted on December 24, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. An Army Squadron of Boats?. National
via The Aleutians, unknown
2. P-510 on standby off Attu
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
3. 10th Emergency Rescue Boat Squadron Marker on Memorial Wall
Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 636 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 24, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on January 18, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on December 24, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
