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

507th Fighter Group

In Memoriam

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

1. 507th Fighter Group Marker

Inscription.

Headquarters
463rd • 464th • 465th
Squadrons

Bruning, NE • Dalhart, TX • Ie Shima
World War II

Presidential Unit Citation - Korea
Western Pacific Campaign

Battle Stars:
Japan • Ryukyus • China

P-47N

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Parks & Recreational Areas • 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.

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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); 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); 18th Pursuit and Fighter Squadron (here, next to this marker); 54th 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. 507th Fighter Group (USAAF). History of War entry (Submitted on December 24, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. 507th Fighter Group. Army Air Corps Library and Museum entry (Submitted on December 24, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

3. 507th Fighter Group. American Air Museum in Britain entry (Submitted on December 24, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

4. Oscar Perdomo Personal Papers.

507th Fighter Group Marker on Memorial Wall image. Click for full size.

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

2. 507th Fighter Group Marker on Memorial Wall

San Diego Air & Space Museum entry (Submitted on December 24, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

A P-47N Thunderbolt nicknamed "Shell Pusher" of the 507th Fighter Group, 20th Air Force. image. Click for full size.

via American Air Museum in Britain, unknown

3. A P-47N Thunderbolt nicknamed "Shell Pusher" of the 507th Fighter Group, 20th Air Force.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 839 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 24, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on February 14, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.