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

406th Bombardment Squadron (M)

June 42 • Aleutian Campaign • Oct 43

— A-19 Hudson III • B-25C Mitchell —

406th Bombardment Squadron (M) Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. 406th Bombardment Squadron (M) Marker

Inscription.

Operating Locations
Elmendorf • Yakutat • Cold Bay • Adak
Naknek • Nome • Kodiak • Amchitka

In honor of those who served so gallantly
to preserve the cause of freedom

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 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

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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.

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via Wikipedia, June 10, 2021

2. 406th Bombardment Squadron (M)

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406th Bombardment Squadron (M) Marker on Memorial Wall image. Click for full size.

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

3. 406th Bombardment Squadron (M) Marker on Memorial Wall

Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 696 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 24, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on June 10, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on December 24, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.