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

490th Bombardment Group

8th Air Force

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

1. 490th Bombardment Group Marker

Inscription.

848 B.S. • 849 B.S. • 850 B.S. • 851 B.S.
and
All Service Units

Dedicated to the
officers and men
of the
490th Bombardment Group
who were
Killed in Action
Killed in Line of Duty
Missing in Action

Their sacrifice was not in vain

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.

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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 (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. 490th Bombardment Group. History of War entry (Submitted on February 25, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. “Maxwell House”: The desperate search for 2nd Lt. Peter Pokrifcsak. Bill's Blog entry (Submitted on February 25, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

490th Bomb Group remembered by Airmen, community image. Click for more information.

via U.S. Air Forces in Europe Air Forces Africa, 2015

2. 490th Bomb Group remembered by Airmen, community

U.S. Air Forces in Europe Air Forces Africa website entry:
"Eye Mayor, Maria Ford, speaks during a remembrance ceremony honoring the 490th Bombardment Group in Eye, England, Aug. 9, 2015. U.S. Airmen gathered in Eye along with local citizens, to commemorate the contributions of the 490th BG, who flew out of Royal Air Force Eye during World War II."
(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dawn M. Weber/Released)
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490th Bombardment Group Marker on Memorial Wall image. Click for full size.

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

3. 490th Bombardment Group Marker on Memorial Wall

B-24 Liberator of the 490th Bombardment Group image. Click for full size.

via Everipedia, unknown

4. B-24 Liberator of the 490th Bombardment Group

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 551 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 25, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on June 16, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on February 25, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on March 4, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.