United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
436th Troop Carrier Group
HQ • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 Troop Carrier Squadrons
— Ready, Willing, Able —
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
1. 436th Troop Carrier Group Marker
436th Troop Carrier Group
May their sacrifices for freedom and justice
be commemorated in perpetuity
Campaigns
Normandy • Rome-Arno • Southern France
Northern France • Holland • Ardennes
Rhineland • Central Europe
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) (here, next to this marker); 20th Fighter Group
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More about this marker. Must have a valid ID to enter the USAF Academy grounds.
Also see . . .
1. 436th Troop Carrier Group (USAAF). History of War entry (Submitted on March 15, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. 436th Troop Carrier Group. American Air Museum in Britain entry (Submitted on March 15, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. 436th Troop Carrier Group. Army Air Corps Library and Museum 9th Air Force entry (Submitted on March 15, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. Troop Carrier Groups of World War II. Troop Carrier/Tactical Airlift Association entry (Submitted on March 15, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
5. 436th Troop Carrier Group. Army Air Corps Library and Museum entry (Submitted on March 15, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
6. C-47 42-100521 "Night Fright". Membury Airfield Website entry (Submitted on March 15, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
2. 436th Troop Carrier Group Marker on Memorial Wall
7. 101st Airborne Division paratroopers: Composition of the D-Day Airborne and airlanding serials. D-Day Overlord Website entry (Submitted on March 15, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Additional keywords. 436th Troop Carrier Group
via American Air Museum in Britain, 1944
3. 436th Troop Carrier Group
"Douglas C-47 Skytrains, 12th AF Troop Carrier Wing, loaded with paratroopers on their way for the invasion of Southern France, 15 August 1944."
- At extreme right is a S6 coded C-47 of 79th TCS, 436th TCG. Heading the main formation a 3D coded C-47 of 82nd TCS, 436th TCG.
via USAAF Nose Art Research Project, unknown
4. "Arkansas Traveler"; 436th Troop Carrier Group, 79th Troop Carrier Squadron
Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 214 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 15, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on March 16, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on May 6, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
