United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
315th Troop Carrier Group
Headquarters, 34th, 43rd, 309th, 310th Sqdns.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
1. 315th Troop Carrier Group Marker
who gave their lives during World War II
while serving with the
315th Troop Carrier Group
Campaigns
Normandy, Rome Arno, Southern France, Northern France
Holland, Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe
Erected by WWII 315th Troop Carrier 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 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,
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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 (here, next to this marker); 344th 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. 315th Troop Carrier Group (USAAF). History of War website entry (Submitted on April 7, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 315th Troop Carrier Group. Army Air Corps Library and Museum website entry (Submitted on April 7, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. 315th Troop Carrier Group. American Air Museum
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
2. 315th Troop Carrier Group Marker on Memorial Wall
4. The 315th Troop Carrier Group. Group website homepage (Submitted on April 7, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
via Wikipedia, unknown
3. 315th Troop Carrier Group insignia
315th Airlift Wing History, World War II Fact Sheet
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via TC/TAA, unknown
4. Troop Carrier Groups of World War II
Troop Carrier/Tactical Airlift Association website entry
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via Wikipedia Commons, 1944
5. "C-47s of the 315th Troop Carrier Group at RAF Spanhoe, England, 1944"
Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 322 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 7, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on July 27, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on September 15, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 5. submitted on April 16, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
