United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
364th Fighter Group
383 • 384 • 385 Fighter Squadrons
| — | 8th Air Force | — |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
1. 364th Fighter Group Marker
To the gallant men of the 364th Fighter Group
who gave their lives for the freedom of our country
Greater Love Hath No Man
Honingon, England, 8th AirForce
Activated 25 May 1943
Deactivated 10 Nov 1945
342 Missions
455 Enemy Aircraft Destroyed
Dedicated 30 September 1988
Erected 1988.
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.
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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); 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. 364th Fighter Group (Second World War). History of War website entry (Submitted on December 30, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 364th Fighter Group. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on December 30, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. 364th Fighter Group members. 8th
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
2. 364th Fighter Group Marker on Memorial Wall
4. General Sam Phillips Oral History Interview (1988). Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University website entry (Submitted on December 30, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
5. Henry Saylor Interview. Witness to War website entry (Submitted on December 30, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Additional keywords. 364th Fighter Group
via American Air Museum in Britain, September 28, 2022
3. P-51 Mustangs of the 364th Fighter Group marshalled at Honington
Credits. This page was last revised on September 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 450 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 30, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on September 28, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
