United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Swiss Internees
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
1. Swiss Internees Marker
of
the gallant combat aircrewmen of the
USAAF, 8th, 9th, 12th & 15th Air Forces
who were left in Switzerland, 1943 - 1945
during WW 2, with "everlasting friends"
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 (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 marker. Must have a valid
this page online
Also see . . .
1. Swiss Internees Association. Association website (Submitted on December 28, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Swiss WW2 B-17 Flying Fortress. War Relics entry; some nice photos of interned aircraft (Submitted on February 1, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By Mark Hilton, September 3, 2023
2. Swiss Internees Marker
Right panel, top row, 1st from left.
via War Relics, 1944
3. "Interned USAAF Bombers at Dübendorf Airfield, Switzerland 1944"
A mix of B-17 and B-24 bombers
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
4. Swiss Internees Marker on Memorial Wall
Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 97 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 28, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on September 10, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3. submitted on February 1, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on December 28, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
