United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
351st Bombardment Group (H)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
1. 351st Bombardment Group (H) Marker
351st Bombardment Group (H)
8th Air Force • Polebrook, England
508th Bomb Sqdn • 509th Bomb Sqdn
510th Bomb Sqdn • 511th Bomb Sqdn
311 Combat Missions over Occupied Europe
May 14, 1943 - April 20, 1945
175 B-17 Flying Fortresses and Crews Lost;
303 Enemy Aircraft Destroyed.
Awards
Medals of Honor:
2/Lt Walter E. Truemper & S/Sgt Archibald Mathies
Distinguished Unit Citations (2)
Commanding Officers
Col. William A. Hatcher • Col. Robert W. Burns
Col. Eugene A. Romig • Col. Merlin I. Carter
Dedicated August, 1983
Erected 1983.
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
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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: 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. 351st Bomb Group Association. (Submitted on February 25, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 351st Bomb Group on Facebook.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
2. 351st Bombardment Group (H) Marker on Memorial Wall
3. 351st Bomb Group. (Submitted on February 25, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. Polebrook Airfield, England. (Submitted on February 25, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
5. Malcolm Higgins, 351st Bombardment Group (National WWII Museum). (Submitted on February 25, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
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 401 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 25, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
