United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
57th Fighter Group
First in the Blue
— P-40 • P-47 —
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
1. 57th Fighter Group Marker
[Emblem of the Desert Air Force]
Dedicated to the memory of the
officers and airmen who paid the supreme sacrifice
while serving their country as members of the
57th Fighter Group in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia,
Malta, Siciliy, Corsica, and Italy during
the period of World War II - August 1942 to August 1945.
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. 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)
this page online
More about this marker. Must have a valid ID to enter the USAF Academy grounds.
Also see . . .
1. 57th Fighter Group Association. Association Website (Submitted on February 25, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. 57th Fighter Group. Army Air Corps Library and Museum (Submitted on February 25, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. 57th Fighter Group (USAAF). History of War entry (Submitted on February 25, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. 57th Fighter Group. American Air Museum in Britain entry (Submitted on February 25, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
2. 57th Fighter Group Marker on Memorial Wall
via Shark Squadron, unknown
3. Curtiss P-40F-20-CU Warhawk "Sweet Stuff", s/n 41-20010, Pilot Arthur E. Exon
A later version of P-40 with the 64th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group in North Africa.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 141 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 25, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on March 2, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
