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  • Collection: Fred Hill World War II Photographs

A close-up of a plaque set in a series of plaques.  Other plaques can be seen to the left and right of the centered one.  The caption is in the description.
"5th Air Force Memorial Wall at the Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs - May 2002" Plaque commemorates: "8th Attack Squadron - 3rd Bomb Group (L) - Dedicated to those who served in World War II with the 8th attack squadron and to those who lost…

A close-up of a plaque set in a series of plaques.  An image in the center shows a caricature of a Native American with a tomahawk in one hand and an eight-ball in the other.  Other plaques can be seen to the left and right of the centered one.  The caption is in the description.
"5th Air Force Memorial Wall at the Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs - May 2002" Plaque commemorates: "8th Photo Recon Sqdn. - 5th AF WWII - Dedicated to those who served with the 8th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 1942-1951 - Dedicated on…

A close-up of a plaque set in a series of plaques.  Other plaques can be seen to the left and right of the centered one.  The caption is in the description, but much of it is hard to read due to lack of camera focus.
"5th Air Force Memorial Wall at the Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs - May 2002" Plaque on right commemorates: "66th Troop Carrier Squadron" (Plaque in middle is much easier to read in 2010.1.1650"

A close-up of a plaque set in a series of plaques.  Other plaques can be seen to the left and right of the centered one.  The caption is in the description.
"5th Air Force Memorial Wall at the Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs - May 2002" Plaque commemorates: "13th Squadron, 3rd Bomb GP. - WWII - 7 Dec 1941 - 2 Sep 1945 - In honor of a very special group of young men who served their country so…

A close-up of a memorial plaque with two long lists of military units being memorialized.  Many are not readable due to low resolution.
"5th Air Force Memorial Wall at the Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs - May 2002"

A close-up of a plaque set in a series of plaques. An image in the center shows a caricature of a Native American with a tomahawk in one hand and an eight-ball in the other. Other plaques can be seen to the left and right of the centered one. The caption is in the description.
"5th Air Force Memorial Wall at the Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs - May 2002" Plaque commemorates: "8th Photo Recon Sqdn. - 5th AF WWII - Dedicated to those who served with the 8th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 1942-1951 - Dedicated on…

A close-up of a memorial plaque with two long lists of military units being memorialized. Many are not readable due to low resolution.
"5th Air Force Memorial Wall at the Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs - May 2002"

A close-up of a series of memorial plaques.  The central one appears to have one above and to the left of it.
"5th Air Force Memorial Wall at the Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs - May 2002"

A close-up of a plaque set in a series of plaques.  Other plaques can be seen to the left and right of the centered one.
"5th Air Force Memorial Wall at the Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs - May 2002" Plaque commemorates: "6th Night Fighter Squadron"

A close-up of a plaque set in a series of plaques.  Other plaques can be seen to the left of the centered one.
"5th Air Force Memorial Wall at the Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs - May 2002" Plaque commemorates: "419th Night Fighter Squadron" & "13th Air Force Asiatic-Pacific Theater"
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