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

37^th Fighter Squadron

14^th Fighter Group

— North Africa • Italy —

37<sup>th</sup> Fighter Squadron Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. 37^th Fighter Squadron Marker

Inscription.

This plaque is dedicated as a tribute
to those who unselfishly served
1942 - 1945

Erected 1988.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 379^th Bomb Group (H) (here, next to this marker);

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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. 37th Fighter Squadron. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. 37th Fighter Squadron. Army Air Corps Library and Museum website entry (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

3. Richard Allen Campbel, 37th Fighter Squadron, Valor Awards. The Wall of Valor Project website entry (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Additional keywords. 37th Fighter Squadron

37th Flying Training Squadron (AETC) image. Click for more information.

Photographed by Larry Gertner

2. 37th Flying Training Squadron (AETC)

(Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Click for more information.

37<sup>th</sup> Fighter Squadron Marker on Memorial Wall image. Click for full size.

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

3. 37^th Fighter Squadron Marker on Memorial Wall

37<sup>th</sup> Fighter Squadron image. Click for full size.

via U.S. Naval Institute, 1944

4. 37^th Fighter Squadron

US Army fighter P-38 of 37th Squadron just about to touch down at Triolo, Italy, the home of the 14th Fighter Group, 1944.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 556 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on June 3, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on June 3, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.