United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
100th Bomb Group
Thorpe Abbotts England • Nov 1942 - Oct 1945
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
1. 100th Bomb Group Marker
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 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,
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More about this memorial. Must have a valid ID to enter the USAF Academy grounds.
Also see . . .
1. 100th Bomb Group (Heavy) Foundation. Foundation website homepage (Submitted on April 4, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. WW2 100th Bomb Group. Facebook group (Submitted on April 4, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. 100th Bomb Group. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on April 4, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum. Museum website homepage (Submitted on April 4, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
5. Frank Buschmeier, 100th Bomb Group. National World War II Museum
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
2. 100th Bomb Group Marker on Memorial Wall
6. 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum Virtual Tour. YouTube video; 18m 31s (Submitted on April 4, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
7. Robert "Rosie" Rosenthal, 100th Bomb Group, Interview. YouTube video; 1h 27m 53s (Submitted on April 4, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Additional keywords. 100th Bomb Group
via U.S. Air Forces in Europe & Air Forces Africa, 1942
3. Tails from the hardstand: 100th Bomb Group veteran shares ‘Bloody Hundredth’ memories
"Master Sgt. Dewey Christopher, left, poses for a photo with his ground crew and his first B-17 Flying Fortress, “Skipper” at Thorpe Abbotts, Diss, England, in 1942. Christopher was a crew chief with the 100th Bombardment Group and 351st Bomb Squadron during World War II. He visited RAF Mildenhall in June 2019, when the Professional Development Center was renamed in his honor, and while here shared stories from his military days."
U.S. Air Forces in Europe & Air Forces Africa website entry
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U.S. Air Forces in Europe & Air Forces Africa website entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 336 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on May 28, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
