United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
2nd Air Division
8th Air Force
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
1. 2nd Air Division Marker
6300 Airmen
who gave their lives
In honor of
those who served
European Air War 1942 to VE-Day 1945
Division Headquarters
Bomber Groups
44 93 389 392 445 446 448
453 458 466 467 439 491 492
Fighter Groups
4th 56 355 361 479
and
Attached Units
P-51 B-24 P-47
Erected by 2nd Air Division 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. 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
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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. Heritage League of the 2nd Air Division (USAAF). (Submitted on March 16, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 2nd Air Division. (Submitted on March 16, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
2. 2nd Air Division Marker on Memorial Wall
Credits. This page was last revised on March 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 415 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
