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

7th Bombardment Group

The First And The Last

— 5th Air Force • 10th Air Force —

7th Bombardment Group Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. 7th Bombardment Group Marker

Inscription.

In memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice
for their country while serving with the
7th Bombardment Group
1941 • 1945

Combat Squadrons
9th • 11th • 22nd • 88th • 436th
492nd • 493rd and Support Units

Pearl Harbor • Java • India • Australia
Middle East • Burma • China

Two Distinguished Unit Citations

May They Not Have Died 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. 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. 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)

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(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 marker. Must have a valid ID to enter the USAF Academy grounds.

Also see . . .
1. 7th Bombardment Group. Army Air Corps Library and Museum website entry (Submitted on February 26, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

2. 7th Bombardment Group. History of War website entry (Submitted on February 26, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

3. 7th Bombardment Group. CBI Order of Battle website entry (Submitted on February 26, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

4. 7th Bombardment Group (H). USAAF In CBI website entry (Submitted on February 26, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

5. Personnel of the 7th Bombardment Group (H). DA in the CBI website entry (Submitted on February 26, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

7th Bombardment Group Marker on Memorial Wall image. Click for full size.

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

2. 7th Bombardment Group Marker on Memorial Wall

B-24M Liberator of the 436th Bombardment Squadron, 7th Bombardment Group, July 1945 image. Click for full size.

via History of War, 1945

3. B-24M Liberator of the 436th Bombardment Squadron, 7th Bombardment Group, July 1945

Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 104 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 26, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on August 11, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.