United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
20th Fighter Group
8th Air Force
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
1. 20th Fighter Group Marker
King's Cliff, England
Aug. 1943-Oct. 1945
In honor of our 85 comrades who so gallantly
gave their lives to the cause of freedom.
They above all had Victory by Valor.
Erected 1985 by 20th Fighter Group Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.
Location. 39° 0.979′ N, 104° 51.31′ 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 379th Bomb Group (H) (here, next to this marker); World War II Glider Pilots (here, next to this marker); 306th Bombardment Group (H) (here, next to this marker); 95th Bomb Group H (here, next to this marker); 492nd Bomb Group (H) & 801st Bomb Group (P) (here, next to this marker); 416th Bombardment Group (L) (here, next to this marker); 344th Bomb Group (M) AAF (here, next to this marker); 384th Bombardment Group (H) (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. The 20th Fighter Group Project. (Submitted on February 17, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 20th Fighter Group (USAAF). (Submitted on February 17, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. 20th Fighter Group. (Submitted on February 17, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. 20th Fighter Group.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
2. 20th Fighter Group Marker on Memorial Wall
Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 318 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 17, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
