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

459th Bomb Group (H)

Group Headquarters and 756th, 757th, 758th, 759th Squadrons

— 304th Bombardment Wing (H) • 15th Air Force —

459th Bomb Group (H) Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. 459th Bomb Group (H) Marker

Inscription.

In memory of the former members
who lost their lives during World War II
and the deceased members of this assocation

by the Members - 16 Sept. 1988

Erected 1988 by 459th Bomb Group Association Members.

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.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Comanchería.

Other nearby markers. At least 8

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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. 459th Bombardment Group Association. (Submitted on April 2, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 459th Bomb Group - WWII Army Air Corps on Facebook. (Submitted on April 2, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. 459th Bombardment Group. (Submitted on April 2, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. 459th Bomb Group. (Submitted on April 2, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
5. Reid M. Waltman Interview at Rutgers Oral History Archives.

459th Bomb Group (H) Marker on Memorial Wall image. Click for full size.

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

2. 459th Bomb Group (H) Marker on Memorial Wall

(Submitted on April 2, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
6. Leo Carlos Fletcher, Distinguished Service Cross Citation. (Submitted on April 2, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
7. Captain Willard H. Schadel and Crew, 759th Bomb Squadron, 459th Bomb Group. (Submitted on April 2, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 492 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 2, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.