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

450th Bombardment Group (H)

720th • 721st • 722nd • 723rd Squadrons

— "The Cottontails" • 15th Air Force —

450th Bombardment Group (H) Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. 450th Bombardment Group (H) Marker

Inscription.

In honor of those who served
with the
450th Bombardment Group (H)

Italy 1943 - 45 • World War II

Distinguished Unit Citations
Regensburg Feb 25th 1944
Ploesti Apr 5th 1944

1500 men of the 450th Group were
killed or 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. 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.

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least 8 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. 450th Bombardment Group Memorial Association. Association website homepage (Submitted on April 7, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. 450th Bombardment Group. Army Air Corps Library and Museum website entry (Submitted on April 7, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

3. 450th Bombardment Group. History of War website entry (Submitted on April 7, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

4. 450th Bomb Group.

450th Bombardment Group (H) Marker on Memorial Wall image. Click for full size.

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

2. 450th Bombardment Group (H) Marker on Memorial Wall

American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on April 7, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

450th Bombardment Group (H) image. Click for full size.

via American Air Museum in Britain, unknown

3. 450th Bombardment Group (H)

B-24 Liberators of the 450th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force fly in formation during a mission.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 610 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 7, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on May 31, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.