United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
474th Fighter Group
1943 - 1945
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
1. 474th Fighter Group Marker
474th Fighter Group,
428th, 429th, 430th Squadrons
for service to country in the
cause of freedom, World War II.
Distinguished Unit Citation,
23 August 1944
England, France, Belgium & Germany
Erected 1989.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.
Location. 39° 0.978′ N, 104° 51.321′ 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 Comancherνa.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pearl Harbor Survivors Association (here, next to this marker); 357th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); P51 Mustang Pilots Association (here, next to this marker); 5th Bombardment Group (H) (here, next to this marker); 19th Troop Carrier Squadron (here, next to this marker); 64th Fighter Squadron
this page online
More about this memorial. Must have a valid ID to enter the USAF Academy grounds.
Also see . . .
1. 474th Fighter Group (USAAF). (Submitted on December 28, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 474th Fighter Group. (Submitted on December 28, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. 474th Fighter Group. (Submitted on December 28, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. 474th Fighter Group Virtual Cemetery. (Submitted on December 28, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
2. 474th Fighter Group Marker on Memorial Wall
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 247 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 28, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
