United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
398th Bomb Group (H)
600th • 601st • 602nd • 603rd Squadrons
— 8th Air Force —
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
1. 398th Bomb Group (H) Marker
airmen of the 398th who valiantly
served and gallantly died in
defense of the Free World
B-17 Flying Fortress - WWII
Nuthampstead, Hertfordshire, England UK
May 6, 1944 to April 25, 1945
195 Combat Missions
58 Aircraft Missing In Action
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. 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 marker. Must have a valid ID to enter the USAF Academy grounds.
Also see . . .
1. Brief History of the 398th Bombardment Group. (Submitted on April 4, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. 398th Bomb Group on Facebook. (Submitted on April 4, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. 398th Bombardment Group. (Submitted on April 4, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. 398th Bomb Group. (Submitted on April 4, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
5. Captain Victor E. Stoll's Military History - 398th Bomb Group. (Submitted on April 4, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
6. 1st Lt. Charles E. Howell, PROJECT RECOVER “Keeping America’s Promise To Bring Our MIAs Home&#. (Submitted on April 4, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
2. 398th Bomb Group (H) Marker on Memorial Wall
Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 128 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
