United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
460th Bombardment Group (H)
Hq • 760th • 761st • 762nd • 763rd Sqdns and Support Units
— 15th Air Force —
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
1. 460th Bombardment Group (H) Marker
"NOT IN VAIN"
may be the pride of those
who survived
and the epitaph of those
who fell.
..Winston Churchill
Dedicated 25 September 1992
Erected 1992 by 460th Bomb Group Association.
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. Marker is in United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, in El Paso County. 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. Marker is in this post office area: USAF Academy CO 80840, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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); 10th Emergency Rescue Boat Squadron (here, next to this marker); 18th Pursuit and Fighter Squadron
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More about this marker. Must have a valid ID to enter the USAF Academy grounds.
Also see . . .
1. 460th Bombardment Group (H) Association. (Submitted on December 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. 460th Bombardment Group. (Submitted on December 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. 460th Bombardment Group. (Submitted on December 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. 460th Bomb Group. (Submitted on December 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By Mark Hilton, September 3, 2023
2. 460th Bombardment Group (H) Marker
Center panel, bottom row, 1st from right
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
3. 460th Bombardment Group (H) Marker on Memorial Wall
Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 204 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on September 10, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3. submitted on December 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
