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

486th Bombardment Group (H)

832nd • 833rd • 834th • 835th Squadrons and 12 Support Units

— 8th Air Force —

486th Bombardment Group (H) Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. 486th Bombardment Group (H) Marker

Inscription.

The survivors of the 486th dedicate this memorial
to all who served the unit in the cause of freedom
and give eternal honors to the 408 airmen killed in combat

This WWII unit flew 191 combat missions over
Nazi-held Europe from Station 174, Sudbury Suffolk, England
between May 1944 and July 1945

Activated McCook AAF, NE
20 Sep 1943
46 missions in B-24s

Deactivated Drew AAF, FL
14 Nov. 1945
145 missions in B-17s

Dedicated 8 October 1989

Erected 1989 by 486th Bomb Group Association.

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 Comanchería.

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

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(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. 486th Bombardment Group Official Website. Website homepage (Submitted on December 31, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. 486th Bombardment Group. History of War website entry (Submitted on December 31, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

3. The Official 486th Bomb Group (Heavy) Site on Facebook. (Submitted on December 31, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

486th Bombardment Group (H) Marker on Memorial Wall image. Click for full size.

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

2. 486th Bombardment Group (H) Marker on Memorial Wall

B-24J s/n 42-50561 of the 486th Bomb Group, 833rd BS code 4N-K, dropping bombs image. Click for full size.

via World War Photos, unknown

3. B-24J s/n 42-50561 of the 486th Bomb Group, 833rd BS code 4N-K, dropping bombs

Credits. This page was last revised on January 16, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 560 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 31, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on January 16, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.