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Palisades in San Diego in San Diego County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

United States Army Air Forces

1942 - 1945

 
 
United States Army Air Forces Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Adam Margolis, October 29, 2022
1. United States Army Air Forces Marker
Inscription. In solemn memory of the 41,802 Airmen of the United States Army Air Forces who were killed bringing freedom to the enslaved peoples of occupied Europe
 
Erected by North American Aviation.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpaceWar, World II.
 
Location. 32° 43.603′ N, 117° 9.233′ W. Memorial is in San Diego, California, in San Diego County. It is in Palisades. It can be reached from Pan American Plaza. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2001 Pan American Plaza, San Diego CA 92101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in California’s Peninsular Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Convair Sea Dart (a few steps from this marker); A-12 Blackbird 06933 (a few steps from this marker); The Balboa Park Club (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Agoston Haraszthy (approx. 0.2 miles away); L/CPL Kenneth J. Haywood U.S.M.C. (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Declaration of Human Rights by Cyrus the Great (approx. 0.2 miles away); Spreckels Organ and Pavilion (approx. Ό mile away); The Discovery of California (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Diego.
 
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United States Army Air Forces Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Adam Margolis, October 29, 2022
2. United States Army Air Forces Marker
United States Army Air Forces Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Adam Margolis, October 29, 2022
3. United States Army Air Forces Marker
Marker located indicated by the red circle.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 145 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 6, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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