United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
409th Bombardment Group (L)
640th 641st 642nd 643rd Bomb Sqdns
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
1. 409th Bombardment Group (L) Marker
In memory of our departed comrades
whose sacrifices contributed
to victory in Europe, WW II
Erected 1986 by the 409th Bombardment Group 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 Colorado’s 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 Comancherνa.
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
this page online
More about this memorial. Must have a valid ID to enter the USAF Academy grounds.
Also see . . .
1. 409th Bombardment Group. Army Air Corps Library and Museum website entry (Submitted on April 3, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 409th Bombardment Group. History of War website entry (Submitted on April 3, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. 409th Bomb Group personnel. 9th Air Force website entry (Submitted on April 3, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. 640th Bomb Squadron, 409th Bomb Group (Light). United States Army Air Corps blog entry (Submitted on April 3, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
5. Sgt Henry G. Mulgrew, 642nd Bomb Squadron. Fold3 Military Homor Wall (Submitted on April 3, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
2. 409th Bombardment Group (L) Marker on Memorial Wall
via DPAA, unknown
3. Sgt. John Kalausich, Missing in Action, Accounted For (2019)
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) website entry
(Submitted by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania; April 3, 2021)
Click for more information.
(Submitted by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania; April 3, 2021)
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via National Museum of the United States Air Force, unknown
4. 409th Bombardment Group (L)
In flight formation. Nearest aircraft (W5 X) is Douglas A-20G-35-DO (S/N 43-10189) of the 409th Bomb Group, 640th Bomb Squadron. The tail in lower left corner is A-20G-35-DO (S/N 43-9920). Other identifiable aircraft include W5 Z of the 409th Bomb Group, 620th Bomb Squadron, and D6 of the 409th Bomb Group, 622th Bomb Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,041 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 3, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on May 27, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on April 4, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
