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

68th Fighter Squadron

In Honor Of Those Who Served

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

1. 68th Fighter Squadron Marker

Inscription.

This plaque honors the memory of our comrades
who made the supreme sacrifice in combat and training
missions in the defense of their country.

Served in Combat
South Pacific 1941-1945
Japan-Korea 1945-1961
Thailand 1965

Erected by the World Order of Lightning Lancers.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • 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

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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); 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. 68th Fighter Squadron. Facegroup group (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. This Forgotten Fighter Drew First Blood in Korean Skies. History net website entry:
F-82 Twin Mustang in Korea (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

3. 68th Fighter Squadron. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

68th Fighter Squadron Marker on Memorial Wall image. Click for full size.

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

2. 68th Fighter Squadron Marker on Memorial Wall

68th Fighter Squadron image. Click for more information.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, September 19, 2021

3. 68th Fighter Squadron

Air Force Historical Research Agency website entry
Click for more information.

68th Fighter All Weather Squadron F-82G Twin Mustang 46-376 based at Itazuke AB, 1950 image. Click for full size.

via Wikipedia, 1950

4. 68th Fighter All Weather Squadron F-82G Twin Mustang 46-376 based at Itazuke AB, 1950

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 332 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3, 4. submitted on September 19, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.