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. 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. 368th Fighter Group Association. (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. 368th Fighter Group Association on Facebook. (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. 368th Fighter Group. (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. 368th Fighter Group (USAAF). (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
5. 368th Fighter Group. (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
6. 368th Fighter Group. (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
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 Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
8. 368th Fighter Group. (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
2. 368th Fighter Group Marker on Memorial Wall
Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 190 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
