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

454th Bombardment Group (H) AAF

Fifteenth Air Force

— 304th Bombardment Wing —

454th Bombardment Group (H) AAF Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. 454th Bombardment Group (H) AAF Marker

Inscription.

San Giovanni Airfield, Italy
1944 - 1945

In memory of those valiant members of the Four
Hundred Fifty Fourth Bombardment Group who
made the supreme sacrifice for their country...
who were never able to reflect on their efforts in
bringing the peaceful symbol of the
olive branches of San Giovanni to the world.

Dedicated this Fifth day of October 1984 by
their buddies, who remain, on the occasion of the
group's forty-first-year reunion.

Erected 1984 by Members of the 454th Bombardment Group.

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. 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. 379^th Bomb Group (H) (here, next to this marker); World War II Glider Pilots (here, next to this marker); 306^th Bombardment Group (H) (here, next to this marker); 95^th Bomb Group H

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(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); 20th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 344^th Bomb Group (M) AAF (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in United States Air Force Academy.

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1. 454th Bombardment Group. (Submitted on February 17, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. 454th Bombardment Group. (Submitted on February 17, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. 454th Bomb Group. (Submitted on February 17, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. 454th Bombardment Group. (Submitted on February 17, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
5. 454th Bomb Group on Facebook. (Submitted on February 17, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
6. 454th Bombardment Group. (Submitted on February 17, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

454th Bombardment Group (H) AAF Marker on Memorial Wall image. Click for full size.

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

2. 454th Bombardment Group (H) AAF 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 Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 135 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 17, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.