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

301st Bombardment Group (H)

In Memoriam

— 8th Air Force • 12th Air Force • 15th Air Force —

301st Bombardment Group (H) Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. 301st Bombardment Group (H) Marker

Inscription.

32nd, 352nd, 353rd, 419th Combat Squadrons
and Support Units

To our brave and honored airmen who made the supreme
sacrifice so that this nation would remain free
1942 • 1945

Activated 3 Feb. 1942, Geiger Field, Washington.
Deployed to England August, 1942.
Air strikes in European, African, and Middle East Theaters
with 8th (England), 12th (North Africa), 15th (Italy) USAAF's.
B-17-F "Flying Fortress"
Launched over 450 combat missions.

Two Distinguished Unit Citations.

Dedicated 5 Sept. 1986

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

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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: 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. 301st Bombardment Group (H). (Submitted on February 26, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 301st Bombardment Group (Second World War).

301st Bombardment Group (H) Marker on Memorial Wall image. Click for full size.

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

2. 301st Bombardment Group (H) Marker on Memorial Wall

(Submitted on February 26, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. 301st Bomb Group. (Submitted on February 26, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. 301st Bomber Group. (Submitted on February 26, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
5. 301st Bombardment Group (H). (Submitted on February 26, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
6. Herbert Helibrun, 301st Bomb Group (National WWII Museum). (Submitted on February 26, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 534 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 26, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.