United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
442nd Troop Carrier Group
HQ • 303rd • 304th • 305th • 306th Troop Carrier Squadrons
— 9th Air Force —
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
1. 442nd Troop Carrier Group Marker
the supreme sacrifice for
God and Country
-Campaigns-
Normandy • Rome-Arno • Southern France
Northern France • Holland • Ardennes
Rhineland • Central Europe
1 September 1943 — 30 September 1946
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. 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. 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.
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Also see . . .
1. 442nd Troop Carrier Group. History of War website entry (Submitted on December 31, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. 442nd Troop Carrier Group. Army Air Corps Library and Museum website entry (Submitted on December 31, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. 442nd Troop Carrier Group. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on December 31, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. 442nd Troop Carrier Group. 9th Air Force website entry (Submitted on December 31, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
5. Veterans History Project: Charles William Cotton Interview. Library of Congress website entry (Submitted on December 31, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Additional keywords. 442nd Troop Carrier Group
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
2. 442nd Troop Carrier Group Marker on Memorial Wall
via 442 Fighter Wing, 1945
3. C-47s of the 305th Troop Carrier Squadron of the 442nd Troop Carrier Group
During the final phase of the war in Europe, the 442nd Troop Carrier Group’s primary mission was to fly gasoline and other critical supplies to the ground forces, which were driving deep into the heart of Germany.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 16, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 103 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 31, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on January 16, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
