5th Airforce Memorial Wall 11

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.

Bibliographic Data

Title

5th Airforce Memorial Wall 11

Subject

Memorials

Description

"5th Air Force Memorial Wall at the Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs - May 2002" Plaque commemorates: "49th Fighter Group / Wing - 50 Aces - 678 Enemy Aircraft Destroyed - 20 Battle Streamers - 10 Presidential Unit Citations - Deployed January 1942, the first Air Force to leave the U.S. at the start of WWII, engaged in campaigns spanning the Pacific. As the leading group in the Pacific Theatre, continuing in 12 more campaigns from North Korea 1950, to Vietnam 1972, creating a history of over 52 years of outstanding excellence for the United States Air Force. - Dedicated June 1993 by the 49the Fighter Group Association."

Creator

Hill, Fred

Date

2002-05

Rights

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Identifier

2010.1.1646