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

376th Bombardment Group (Heavy)

9th Air Force • 12th Air Force • 15th Air Force

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

1. 376th Bombardment Group (Heavy) Marker

Inscription.

This memorial honors and pays tribute to the
bravery of all our comrades who, from early 1942,
served in and with the 376th Heavy Bombardment Group

★ Egypt-Libya ★ Sicily ★ Naples-Foggia ★ Rhineland ★
★ Southern France ★ Tunisia ★ Rome-Arno ★ Normandy ★
★ Po Valley ★ EAME Theater ★ Europe ★ Central Europe ★
★ Northern France ★ Apennines ★ Anzio ★

Distinguished Unit Citations:
North Africa and Sicily - Ploesti, Roumania -
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia.

Dedicated May 1988

Erected by the Members of the 376th Bombardment Group (Heavy).

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. 379^th Bomb Group (H) (here, next to this marker); World War II Glider Pilots

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(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.

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Also see . . .
1. 376th Bombardment Group. (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. 376th Bombardment Group, USAAF. (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. 376th Bomb Group. (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. The 376th Heavy Bombardment Group. (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
5. 376th Bombardment Group. (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

376th Bombardment Group (Heavy) Marker on Memorial Wall image. Click for full size.

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

2. 376th Bombardment Group (Heavy) Marker on Memorial Wall

6. 376th Heavy Bombardment Group records, 1938-2016 (Briscoe Center, UT-Austin). (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
7. 376th Heavy Bombardment Group Oral Histories (Ball State Univ Digital Media). (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

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 122 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.