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

18th Pursuit and Fighter Squadron

1940 - 1945

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

1. 18th Pursuit and Fighter Squadron Marker

Inscription.

In honor of all the men who served
in our squadron during World War II

Amchitka • Dutch Harbor • Kodiak
Cold Bay • Adak • Anchorage • Attu

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.

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 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:

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11th Air Force (here, next to this marker); 21st Bombardment Squadron (H) (here, next to this marker); 11^th Fighter Squadron (here, next to this marker); 344th Fighter Squadron (here, next to this marker); 73rd Bomb Squadron (M) (here, next to this marker); 10th Emergency Rescue Boat 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 . . . 18th Aggressor Squadron. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on May 1, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

18th Fighter Squadron image. Click for more information.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, June 4, 2021

2. 18th Fighter Squadron

Air Force Historical Research Agency website entry
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18th Pursuit and Fighter Squadron Marker on Memorial Wall image. Click for full size.

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

3. 18th Pursuit and Fighter Squadron Marker on Memorial Wall

Curtiss P-40K Warhawk, 18th Fighter Squadron of the 343rd Fighter Group image. Click for full size.

Via Asisbiz, 1944

4. Curtiss P-40K Warhawk, 18th Fighter Squadron of the 343rd Fighter Group

at Hicks Field, Amchitka, Aleutian Islands

Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 609 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 24, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on June 4, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on December 24, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on February 20, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.