Buckley Air Force Base in Adams County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Buckley

Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 21, 2014

1. Buckley Marker

Inscription. In honor of
1Lt John Harold Buckley (1896-1918)
Longmont, Colorado
Lost his life in World War I,
on a mission behind German lines.

Buckley Field 1942-1947

Denver Naval Air Station
1947-1959

Buckley Air National Guard Base
1959-2000

Buckley Air Force Base
2000-

Erected by The Colorado Thirty Group.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 39° 42.763′ N, 104° 46.434′ W. Marker is in Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, in Adams County. Memorial can be reached from the intersection of Beaver Creek Street and A Basin Avenue. Base access required to view memorial. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Building 606, Beaver Creek Street, Aurora CO 80011, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Colorado Freedom Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Sharon A. Lane Drive (approx. 3.9 miles away); Charles Kelly Boulevard (approx. 4 miles away); WWI Medical Staff Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away); Boeing RB-52B Stratofortress (approx. 6½ miles away); Colorado Volunteers

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(approx. 6½ miles away); Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge (approx. 8.9 miles away); South Plants (approx. 9 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. 1LT John Harold Buckley. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on February 23, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. 28th Aero Squadron. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on March 20, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

460th Mission Support Group Headquarters Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 21, 2014

2. 460th Mission Support Group Headquarters Building

Headquarters Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 21, 2014

3. Headquarters Building

1Lt. John Harold “Buck” Buckley image. Click for full size.

Courtesy Photo

4. 1Lt. John Harold “Buck” Buckley

Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 842 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 22, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.