United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
452nd Bombardment Group
728th • 729th • 730th • 731st Sqdns
| — | 8th Air Force | — |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
1. 452nd Bombardment Group Marker
452nd Bombardment Group
Activated 1 June 1943 • Deactivated 27 Aug 1945
Base of Operations • Deopham Green, England
250 Combat Missions Flown in B-17s
1 Unit Citation
2 Medal of Honor Winners
Erected by 452nd B.G. 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 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
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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); 20th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 344th 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. 452nd Bombardment Group (Second World War). History of War entry (Submitted on February 25, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 452nd Bombardment Group. Army Air Corps Library and Museum entry (Submitted on February 25, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. 452nd Bomb Group. American Air Museum in Britain entry (Submitted on February 25, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. United States. Army Air Forces. Bomb Group, 452nd.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
2. 452nd Bombardment Group Marker on Memorial Wall
Additional keywords. 452nd Bombardment Group
via World War Photos, unknown
3. B-17G bombers of the 452nd Bomb Group at Deopham Green
Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 381 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 25, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on March 3, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
