Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Pilot Class 44-J
La Junta Army Air Field, Colorado
23 December 1944
John Adams Thomas Aery David Agner Roscoe Anderson Richard Artz Carl Ashford Harold Atkinson Clarence Bain Philip Barbee Lester Bennett Ray Bilbo John Binkley William Blair Chester Bovee William Bradford James Britt Gordon Browning John Browning Bertram Bruner Vincent Bruns Douglas Buckner Gerald Bullock Clarence Bush Jay Cannon Bernard Casso William Caudell A T Chenault Guy Chestnut William Chisholm Jack Coghlan Allan Conn Howard Cooper Daniel Cowen Dexter Cribbie Grady Crumpton Ernest Cye Wallace Dancik Donald Daniel Moody Deaton Warren Delong George DeYoung Thomas DiFloure Frank Durant Joe Edwards Leonard Eisen Jack England James French Merlin Fuller George Gatchell Dwight Gnepper Francis Goode Jack Hart George Hutchens John Lichtenwalner Leon Light Robert Lott Joseph Lutes A H McKinley James McKinney Thomas McTeirnan Frederick Morrow George Nash Robert Novotny Elmo Pugh Richard Reade Edward Scanlon Thomas Sorenson Robert Starkey Charles Whellus
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Homer Ator Warren Morgan David Picton Wilbur Pierson Ray Randt H H Robertson
Dedicated 15 October 1994
Erected 1994 by Members of Pilot Class 44-J.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is October 15, 1994.
Location. 39° 46.712′ N, 84° 6.787′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial #214) is in the Memorial Park of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, with museum access off Springfield Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1100 Spaatz Street, Dayton OH 45431, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. USAF Helicopter Pilots (here, next to this marker); 313th Transport Squadron (here, next to this marker); AAF - USAF Crash Rescue Boat Association (here, next to this marker); 529th Fighter Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 44th Strategic Missile Wing (a few steps from this marker); 96th Depot Repair Squadron (a few steps from this marker); Americans Home From Siberia (a few steps from this marker); 316th Troop Carrier Squadron (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.
Also see . . .
1. NMUSAF Memorial Park Diagram. (Submitted on January 3, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. WWII Army Airfields in Colorado. (Submitted on January 3, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,095 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 3, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.