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

463rd Bombardment Group (H)

(The Swoose Group) WW II

— 5th Wing, 15th Air Force —

463rd Bombardment Group (H) Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. 463rd Bombardment Group (H) Marker

Inscription.

772nd Sq. • 773rd Sq. • 774th Sq. • 775th Sq.
Group HQs and Support Units

"Memorializing our comrades who were killed
in action and honoring all who served"

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 of this

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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. 463rd Bombardment Group Historical Society. (Submitted on December 30, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 463rd Bombardment Group. (Submitted on December 30, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. 463rd Bombardment Group. (Submitted on December 30, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. B-17 Flying Fortresses assigned to the 463rd Bomb Group. (Submitted on December 30, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
5. Veterans History Project: Norman Milton Lear Interview.

463rd Bombardment Group (H) Marker on Memorial Wall image. Click for full size.

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

2. 463rd Bombardment Group (H) Marker on Memorial Wall

(Submitted on December 30, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 523 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 30, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.