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

First Air Commando Group

Burma

— 1943 - 1945 —

First Air Commando Group Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. First Air Commando Group Marker

Inscription.

To the memory of our comrades
who gave their lives for their country

C-47 • CG-4A • L-5 • P-51A • YH-4 • B-25H

Dedicated September, 1987

Erected 1987 by 1st Air Commando Association.

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) (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.

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Also see . . .
1. 1st Air Commando Group. Army Air Corps Library and Museum Website entry (Submitted on March 16, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

2. 1st Air Commando Group (USAAF). History of War entry (Submitted on March 16, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

3. Air Commando and Special Operations: WWII to End of Vietnam War. Air Commando Association Website entry (Submitted on March 16, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

4. "The Air Commando Tradition". by James Warner Bellah; Air Force Magazine, 1963; Feb. 1, 1963 (Submitted on March 16, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

5. "Operation Thursday and the 1st Air Commando Group". By Dwight Joh Zimmerman; National Defense network, Oct. 16, 2019 (Submitted on March 16, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

First Air Commando Group Marker on Memorial Wall image. Click for full size.

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

2. First Air Commando Group Marker on Memorial Wall

A C-47 dropping supplies over Burma image. Click for full size.

via Defense Media Network, unknown

3. A C-47 dropping supplies over Burma

"While support operations were not as glamorous as air strikes, Operation Thursday and supporting the Chindits took the fight to the enemy." National Archives.

"1st Air Commando Group - Any Place, Any Time, Any Where" image. Click for more information.

Photographed By Larry Gertner, May 7, 2021

4. "1st Air Commando Group - Any Place, Any Time, Any Where"

by Maj. R.D. Van Wagner; Air Command and Staff College, 1986
(Submitted on March 16, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
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Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 164 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on March 17, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on May 7, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.