United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
368th Fighter Group
395th, 396th, 397th Squadrons
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
1. 368th Fighter Group Marker
368th Fighter Group
World War II • European Theater
17,455 Sorties • Dec. 1943 - May 1945
This plaque is a lasting memorial to those individuals
who paid the ultimate price in defense of the free world.
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
this page online
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. 368th Fighter Group Association. (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 368th Fighter Group Association on Facebook. (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. 368th Fighter Group. (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. 368th Fighter Group (USAAF). (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
5. 368th Fighter Group.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
2. 368th Fighter Group Marker on Memorial Wall
6. 368th Fighter Group. (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
7. Mac and Me: How I became friends with a U.S. Army Air Forces pilot who died during World War II. (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
8. 368th Fighter Group. (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 473 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
