United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
461st Bombardment Group (H)
764th • 765th • 766th • 767th Squadrons
| — | 15th Air Force | — |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
1. 461st Bombardment Group (H) Marker
"—where the graves of heroes are kept green,
and where the foot of the pilgrim still seeks
the shrine of the martyr, one knows that
courage, truth, faith and honor still abide
in the hearts of the living."
James Bumgardner, Jr.-1879
Decorations: Two Distinguished Unit Citations
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.
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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. 461st Bombardment Group Association. (Submitted on February 27, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 461st Bombardment Group Association on Facebook. (Submitted on February 27, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. 461st Bombardment Group. (Submitted on February 27, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. 461st Bombardment Group.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
2. 461st Bombardment Group (H) Marker on Memorial Wall
5. 461st Bomb Group. (Submitted on February 27, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
via American Air Museum im Britain, unknown
3. B-24H-15-FO #42-52398 "Boise Belle" Code: #41 461st BG - 766th BS - 15th AF
Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 276 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 27, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on March 10, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
