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

11th Bombardment Group (H)

26th Bomb Sq • 42nd Bomb Sq • 98th Bomb Sq • 50th/431st Bomb Sq

— 1940 — 1945 —

11th Bombardment Group (H) Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. 11th Bombardment Group (H) Marker

Inscription.

• Pearl Harbor • Midway • Central Pacific • Guadalcanal •
• Northern Solomons • Eastern Mandates • Western Pacific •
• Ryukyus • China Offensive • Air Offensive Japan •

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 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: Pearl Harbor Survivors Association (here, next to this marker); 357th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 474th 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 (here, next to this marker); 48th Fighter-Bomber Wing (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. 11th Bombardment Group Heavy (H) "The Grey Geese". Organization website (Submitted on December 29, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. 11th Bombardment Group. Army Air Corps Library and Museum entry (Submitted on December 29, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

3. 11th Bombardment Group. History of War entry (Submitted on December 29, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

11th Bombardment Group (H) Marker on Memorial Wall image. Click for full size.

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

2. 11th Bombardment Group (H) Marker on Memorial Wall

11th BG, 42nd Sqd. Christmas photo 1942 image. Click for full size.

via 11th Bombardment Group Heavy (H) "The Grey Geese", 1942

3. 11th BG, 42nd Sqd. Christmas photo 1942

Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 500 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 29, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on January 12, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.