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

48^th Fighter Squadron

Dedicated to the Members

48<sup>th</sup> Fighter Squadron Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. 48^th Fighter Squadron Marker

Inscription.

North Africa - November, 1942
Italy - September, 1945

Presented 18 September, 1982

Erected 1982.

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 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 marker: 379^th Bomb Group (H) (here, next to this marker);

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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 (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.

More about this memorial. Must have a valid ID to enter the USAF Academy grounds.

Also see . . .
1. 48th Fighter Squadron. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on February 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. Ed Benson, 48th Fighter Squadron Interview. Witness to War website entry (Submitted on February 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

3. Virgil Harvil Smith, 48th Fighter Squadron, Distinguished Flying Cross Citation. The Wall of Valor website entry (Submitted on February 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

4. Diplomacy key to WWII P-38 pilot recovery in Austria.

48<sup>th</sup> Fighter Squadron Marker on Memorial Wall image. Click for full size.

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

2. 48^th Fighter Squadron Marker on Memorial Wall

Times-Record website entry (Submitted on February 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Additional keywords. 48th Fighter Squadron

Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 226 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.