| Ohio (Montgomery County), Centerville — 11-57 — Brigadier General Edmund Munger |
| | Edmund Munger was born in 1763 in Norfolk, Connecticut, and later moved to Vermont. In 1799, his wife Eunice Kellogg and five children traveled by wagon and flat-bottomed boat to claim land in Washington Township. A blacksmith by trade and a farmer, Munger was deeply interested in community affairs. In 1804, he was elected a Montgomery County Commissioner and four years later to Ohio's Seventh General Assembly. From 1809 to 1826, he served as Clerk of Washington Township. His militia men . . . — Map (db m26218) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Centerville — Centerville Veterans Memorial |
| | In
honor of those
who served
in war and peace
to protect the
United States
of
America
American Revolution 1776-1783
War of 1812 1812-1814
Mexican War 1846-1848
Civil War 1861-1865
Spanish-American War 1898
World War I 1917-1918
World War II 1941-1945
Korea 1950-1955
Vietnam 1961-1975
Persian Gulf War 1991 — Map (db m26217) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — "The History of the World is the Biography of Great Men" Carlyle |
| | Hon. Daniel A. Haynes
Educator, Judge of the Superior Court
By Nature and Training a Most Able Jurist
Hon Alvin W. Kumler
A Brilliant Lawyer
An Honest Courageous Judge
Daniel C. Cooper
Platted Dayton 1801
Gave Land for Parks and Public Buildings
A Builder and Official Whose Vision Made Dayton Possible
E. E. Barney
A Great Educator and Manufacturer Who Set High Standards
John Whitten Van Cleve
Historian, Educator, Lawyer, City Planner
Founder of the Public . . . — Map (db m17560) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — 1905 Wright Flyer III |
| | This sculpture represents the third Flyer that the Wright Brothers constructed to continue their flying experiments at Huffman Prairie, east of Dayton, within the boundaries of what is now Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The Flyer is piloted by Wilbur Wright while his brother Orville watches from the ground. With this Flyer, which Orville considered the most important of the Flyers that the brothers built, they learned to control their aircraft and made practical manned flight a reality. In . . . — Map (db m20780) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — Benjamin Van Cleve (1773 - 1821) |
| | Benjamin Van Cleve was one of Dayton's most prominent founding citizens. Among the original settlers, he served as Dayton's first postmaster, librarian, and schoolteacher. His home at First and Jefferson Streets, known as a warm, friendly way station and a reliable source of information on Miami country, housed Dayton's original post office and library. There, Van Cleve sorted mail in his living room and occasionally found himself in trouble with the federal government for giving the settlers . . . — Map (db m22263) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — Blue Star Mothers' Veterans Memorial |
| | Forever honoring all our
sons and daughters of the
city of Dayton and of
Montgomery County who
served their country in
the Armed Forces . . . .
In reverent recognition
of our heroic citizens
who gave their lives in
sacrifice, we humbly
dedicate this memorial
the twenty-fifth day
of May, 1956 . . . . . — Map (db m22238) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — 4-57 — Charles F. Kettering |
| | Charles F. “Boss” Kettering was a prolific inventor. While at National Cash Register, he invented the first electric cash register. Kettering founded the Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company (Delco) in 1909 and developed the electric self-starter for automobiles, first used in 1912 Cadillacs. He also developed no-knock Ethyl gasoline, lacquer car finishes, four-wheel brakes, safety glass, and high-compression engines; made significant improvements to diesel engines that led to . . . — Map (db m17524) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — Coming Home |
| | By the late 1890s Dunbar had earned major acclaim for his writing. He wrote poetry, novels, and lyrics for musicals. In 1899 he contracted tuberculosis, a respiratory disease then usually fatal.
Dunbar came home to Dayton. Here he lived his last two years in this, the house he had purchased for his mother. He died here in 1906 at age 33. He is buried in Woodland Cemetery, near his friends Wilbur and Orville Wright.
[Small inset photo caption] Matilda Dunbar loved to bask in her . . . — Map (db m22225) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients State of Ohio, Montgomery County |
| | United States of America
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients
State of Ohio, Montgomery County
Civil War
Downs, Henry W. Sgt. Winchester, Virginia 1864
James, Isaac, Pvt. Petersburg, Virginia 1865
James, John H. Capt. Mobile Bay, Alabama 1864
Matthews, John C. Cpl. Petersburg, Virginia 1865
Taggart, Charles A. Pvt. Deatonsville, Virginia 1865 Indian Campaigns
Geiger, George, Sgt. Little Big Horn, Montana 1876 Spanish American War
Field, Oscar W. Pvt. Cienfuegos, Cuba 1898 . . . — Map (db m22239) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — 12-57 — Dayton Masonic Temple |
| | (Side A): The first Masonic Lodge in Dayton was founded in 1808, located in the first Montgomery County Courthouse. Various other locations were home to Masons in Dayton, but by World War I, rapid growth of the Masonic community called for the creation of a new Lodge building. Masons of the time, including civic and business leaders of Dayton, conceived the idea of a new Masonic Center located on the hill at Belmonte Park North and Riverview Avenue. Ground was broken and construction of . . . — Map (db m4406) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — 5-57 — Erma Bombeck |
| | Erma Fiste was born in Dayton on February 21, 1927. While attending Patterson Cooperative High School, she worked as a copygirl for the Dayton Herald. After graduating from the University of Dayton in 1949, she married Bill Bombeck. She returned to the Dayton Journal-Herald as a reporter. Four years later she left the paper to raise three children, Betsy, Andy and Matt. She continued to write part-time from home. In 1965, Glenn Thompson of the Dayton Journal-Herald spotted . . . — Map (db m1651) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — John Van Cleve (1801-1858) |
| | John Van Cleve, Benjamin Van Cleve's son, made his own mark on Dayton as an intellectual, a political activist, and an advocate for a more beautiful city. Van Cleve studied botany, mathematics, and music. He served as the mayor of Dayton and published a log cabin newspaper that achieved national recognition. With foresight to desire a beautiful city, John walked the streets of Dayton making lists of needed improvements. He went into the woods and brought back trees and flowers to beautify the . . . — Map (db m22265) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — 2-57 — Mad River Road / Road From Cunningham's to Mad River |
| | Side A: Mad River Road
The first overland route between Dayton and Cincinnati was cut by Daniel Cooper in 1795 to provide access to the new town of Dayton, located at the mouth of the Mad River in the Symmes Purchase. The survey, entered into the record by Cooper and Dr. John Hole, extended Harmer's Trace north from near Cunningham's Station on the Mill Creek to the mouth of the Mad River, establishing the earliest road between Cincinnati and Dayton. This five-mile segment between David . . . — Map (db m26222) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — Montgomery County Civil War Memorial |
| | The Memorial of Montgomery County to her Soldiers. Dedicated July 31, 1884.
"The Federal Union Must and Shall be Preserved" The Republic Rests on the Virtue, Intelligence and Patriotism of its Citizens. "Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable" — Map (db m17511) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — Montgomery County Civil War Memorial Hall |
| | To those, who in the
hour of their country's danger,
tendered their lives.
To those who gave much and to those who gave their all. 1861-1865.
Carnifex Ferry Fort Donelson Shiloh Vicksburg Stone River Corinth Perryville Chickamauga Lookout Mt. Missionary R'ge. Knoxville Resaca Peach Tree Allatoona Pass Kenesaw Franklin Nashville Jonesboro Bentonville
Manassas The Seven Days Cedar Mt. South Mt. Antietam Fredericksburg Chancellorsville . . . — Map (db m22249) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — Montgomery County Spanish-American War Memorial |
| | Erected to
Spanish War Veterans
1898 - 1902
Dedicated to
those who rendered service
Sinking of the Maine
San Juan Hill
Santiago
Porto Rico
Santiago Bay
Manila Bay
Phillipine Insurrection
El Caney
Chinese Boxer Rebellion
and all others who served
1898 1902 — Map (db m22242) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — Montgomery County World War Memorial |
| | To those who made
the supreme sacrifice
World War
1917 - 1918
Dedicated to
those who rendered service
Cambrai Somme-Defensive Lys
Aisne Montdidier-Noyon
Champagne-Marne Aisne-Marne
Somme-Offensive Oise-Aisne
Ypres-Lys St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne Vittorio-Veneto
and all others who served
1917 1918 — Map (db m22243) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — Newcom Tavern |
| | Newcom Tavern, one of Dayton's original dwellings, stood here in Van Cleve Park for much of its storied past. After leading a party of original Dayton settlers, George Newcom constructed his home in 1796 at the corner of Main and Monument, where it became the center of activity. Through the early 1800's, it served as an inn, a church, the schoolhouse, the post office, council chambers, a courtroom, the jail, and, during the War of 1812, army quartermaster headquarters. After the war, Newcom . . . — Map (db m20777) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — 8-57 — Paul Laurence Dunbar |
| | Born on June 27, 1872 in Dayton to former slaves Joshua and Matilda Dunbar, Paul Laurence Dunbar developed a love of stories during his early years. He wrote his first poem at age six and recited his original Easter Ode at age nine to the congregation of the Baker Street A.M.E. Church. At age 17 Dunbar developed and edited the first Dayton African American newspaper, The Dayton Tattler, printed by Orville and Wilbur Wright. With such notable titles as Majors and Minors and . . . — Map (db m17512) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872 - 1906 |
| | Paul Laurence Dunbar, born on Howard Street in Dayton, was the first African American to be accepted into the discipline of American literature. The son of a fugitive slave, Paul was an eloquent poet, short story writer, and novelist, as well as speaker on issues of racial equality and the human condition.
At 17 Dunbar published "The Dayton Tattler," the first newspaper for Dayton's black community, with the help of his friends Orville and Wilbur Wright. He graduated from Central High . . . — Map (db m17559) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — Site of Dayton's First Electric Generating Station 1883 - 1897 |
| | [Same as Title] — Map (db m25516) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — 57-9 — Site of First Game in the NFL |
| | On October 3, 1920 the first game matching two professional teams of the American Professional Football Association, a league that would become the National Football League (NFL), was held on this field within Triangle Park. In that game, the Dayton Triangles defeated the Columbus Panhandles 14-0. The Triangle's Lou Partlow scored the first touchdown and George "Hobby" Kinderdine kicked the first extra point. Three factories founded by Dayton businessmen Edward Deeds and Charles Kettering . . . — Map (db m26339) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — St. Marys Hall |
| | Constructed in 1870, St. Marys Hall was once the largest building in Dayton. A National Historic Landmark, the building was formerly the main facility of St. Marys Institute, now the University of Dayton. Known as Dewberry Farm, the land for the Institute was purchased from John Stewart on March 19, 1850 and the school opened its doors to fourteen students on July 1 of that year. In 1878 St. Marys Institute was incorporated and in 1882 was empowered to confer degrees. — Map (db m1652) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — Steele High School |
| | This is the site of
Steele High School
1898 - 14,000 Graduates - 1940
A gift from the Steele Alumni
June 14, 1964
“Fairest school in land
ever her name shall stand
ever her name be renowned”
- Alma Mater — Map (db m17566) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — Still on Patrol |
| | U.S. Navy submarines paid heavily for
their success in World War II.
A total of 374 officers and
3131 men are on board these 52
U.S. submarines still on “patrol.”
Albacore Amberjack Argonaut Barbel Bonefish Bullhead Capelin Cisco Corvina Darter Dorado Escolar Flier Golet Grampus Grayback Grayling Grenadier Growler Grunion Gudgeon Harder Herring Kete Legarto Perch Pickerel Pompano Robalo Runner R-12 Scamp . . . — Map (db m22245) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — 3-57 — The Birth of Aviation |
| | In 1899, Wilbur and Orville Wright of Dayton built a kite to test a revolutionary flight control system, and in 1900, built their first airplane (glider). With promising results, the Wrights built man-carrying gliders and airplanes to refine their ideas. Wind tunnel experiments led to accurate calculations of lift and drag. In 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, they made the first sustained, controlled, powered flight in history, lasting 12 seconds. By 1905, the Wright brothers had developed . . . — Map (db m17510) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — The Great Dayton Flood of 1913 / And The Rivers Flowed Through The City |
| | The Great Dayton Flood of 1913
On Sunday, March 23, 1913, three storm systems met over western Ohio and, over the next four days, poured nine to eleven inches of rain over the Miami Valley. Falling on near-frozen and saturated ground, this rain ran directly into the Great Miami, Stillwater, and Mad Rivers, and the Wolf Creek, then rushed into downtown Dayton, where all these streams converged within a three-quarter mile radius. Dayton had flooded periodically throughout its history, . . . — Map (db m22229) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — The Newcom Tavern |
| | This is the original site of the Newcom Tavern, built in 1798 by Col. George Newcom A trading post inn until 1836. Quartermaster's Headquarters for the N.W. Army, 1812.
First native Daytonian, Jane Newcom, born in 1802, in the tavern.
First General Store, Oldest House in Dayton, A Link Between Past and Present — Map (db m17947) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — Van Cleve Park |
| | In the latter half of the 1800's, James Campbell's home stood across the street from this spot, on Monument Avenue between Jefferson and St. Clair Streets. As a city council member, Campbell grew impatient with the eye sore that had developed on what is now Van Cleve Park. He envisioned a picturesque strip of land overlooking the river, but at the time the city used the property as a dumping ground. When he heard of plans to build a bakery there, Campbell realized this would be his last chance . . . — Map (db m22230) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — 14-57 — Wayman Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church |
| | Side A:
The first African American congregation and first African American Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Dayton trace their roots back to the early 1830s. They were organized by Father Thomas Willis and a small group of faithful men and women. After several moves, the congregation settled on Eaker Street and the church was dedicated in the early 1870s. The church was rededicated in 1882 and renamed Wayman Chapel AME Church. The eminent poet Paul Laurence Dunbar and his mother Matilda . . . — Map (db m17529) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Farmersville — Farmersville Fire Department Memorial |
| | Dedicated to the memory of all members who answered the call to protect and those who continue to carry on our legacy.
In memory of all brothers and sisters who have given the ultimate sacrifice. — Map (db m17500) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Farmersville — Farmersville War Memorial |
| | Dedicated to those of this community who served and sacrificed their lives in the service of our country — Map (db m17527) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Farmersville — 15-57 — Winter Zellar (Zero) Swartsel The Bottle Farm |
| | Side A:
A direct descendant of original settlers in Jackson Township, Winter Zellar (Zero) Swartsel was born in 1876. Throughout his life he was a natural born showman, teacher, eccentric, anarchist, and “possibly the grandfather of American Pop Culture.” At a young age and tired of the routines of Farmersville, he declared that, “He would live by his wits while his brothers lived by the sweat of their brows.” He and a friend bicycled first to New York City and then . . . — Map (db m17525) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Kettering — 6-57 — Watervliet Shaker Community |
| | Side A:
A Shaker village called Watervliet, Ohio, was located here from 1806-1900. The Shakers, originally called the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, were followers of Mother Ann Lee who came from Manchester, England in 1774 and established the first Shaker community in Watervliet, New York. The tenets of the religion included communal living, celibacy, and public confession of sins. The frenzied dance movements, which were part of the worship of their sect, . . . — Map (db m26345) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), New Lebanon — Charles F. Shimp |
| | This entranceway
dedicated in the name
of
Charles F. Shimp
who was the last charter member
of the New Lebanon
Rotary Club
March 26, 1946 - September 27, 1981
Stonework by Don Rusk
September 27, 1981 — Map (db m17564) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Oakwood — Col. Robert Patterson 1753 - 1827 |
| | Explorer, surveyor, patriot, statesman, farmer, manufacturer, a leader in education, religion, good government, industry and transportation. Served in the Revolutionary War, the Indian Wars and War of 1812. Founded Lexington, Ky., and built its first house in 1776. One of the three founders of Cincinnati in 1788. He moved with his family to Dayton in 1804, becoming a pioneer settler, contributing to growth and prosperity of the Miami Valley. On his 700-acre rubicon farm he built and operated a . . . — Map (db m26351) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 10th Air Depot Group |
| | Dedicated to
the memory of the
10th Air Depot Group
August 8, 1981
Activated January 5, 1942
Patterson Field, Dayton, Ohio
Served European Theater
World War II — Map (db m25932) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 11th Bombardment Group (H) |
| | In proud memory of
the members of the
11th Bombardment Group (H)
who served in the Pacific
from December 7, 1941 to
VJ Day
They Asked Little
and Gave Much
July 23, 1981 — Map (db m25935) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 13th Troop Carrier Squadron 1940 - 1946 |
| | In honor of the men who served the
13th Troop Carrier Squadron
who flew with pride and served with honor in WWII
Four years in the
South and Southwest Pacific
Guadalcanal to the Philippines
A Job Needed to Be Done - We Did It
“The Thirsty Thirteenth”
Dedicated August 10, 1985 — Map (db m26281) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 1st Fighter Group |
| | Dedicated to the memory
of
those who served and
those who gave their lives
defending
our precious gift of
freedom
Oldest fighter organization
in the
United States Air Force
1st Pursuit Group
May 1918
1st Fighter Group
May 1941
1st Tactical Fighter Wing
October 1970
Squadrons
17th, 1917-1940 27th, 1917-
71st, 1941- 94th, 1917-
95th, 1917-1927 185th, 1918-1919
Campaigns
World War I
Lorraine Champagne Champaign-Marne . . . — Map (db m26300) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 27th Fighter Bomber Group |
| | A-36 Invader P-47 Thunderbolt Five Presidential Citations 1941 - 1945
Invasions 1943 - 1945
Sicily, Italy and Southern France
Battle Stars
Sicily Naples-Foggia Anzio Rome-Arno Northern Appenines Southern France
Northern France Rhineland-Central Europe
Dedicated Oct 1991 — Map (db m26260) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 2nd Bomb Group (H) 7 Dec. 1941 - 28 Feb. 1946 |
| | 20th Bomb Sq (H) 49th Bomb Sq (H)
96th Bomb Sq (H) 429th Bomb Sq (H)
The 2d Bombardment Group relocated
to Ephrata, Washington, then to Great
Falls, Montana in 1942. Received newer
B-17 aircraft and deployed to Algeria
in North Africa. From Algeria and
Tunisia, the Group's 20th, 49th, 96th and
429th Squadrons began combat operations
in early 1943. From December 1943
to end of WWII, it struck targets deep
into Nazi-held Europe from Italy during
412 combat . . . — Map (db m26263) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 303rd Bomb Group 'H' Hells Angels |
| | In memory of
Bomb Squadrons
358 - 359 - 360 - 427,
and support units
364 combat missions
Most of any 8th AF B-17 Group
Molesworth, England
12 Sept. 1942 - 11 June 1945
October 9, 1982 — Map (db m25931) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 30th Air Depot Group |
| | In honor
of
the men who served in the
30th Air Depot Group
European Theater
1943 - 1945 — Map (db m26235) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 316th Troop Carrier Group |
| | Hqs., 36th., 37th., 44th.,& 45th.
Squadrons
World War II
Nine battle stars
Three Presidential Unit Citations
A living memorial to those who served — Map (db m26039) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 322nd Bomb Group (M) |
| | 449th-450th-451st-452nd & HQs. Sqdns.
1942 - 1945
England-France-Belgium-Germany
Distinguished Unit Citation
ETO Medal & Six Battle Stars
To those who flew the B-26
To those who kept them flying
To those we left behind.
“I've trod the high untrespassed
sanctity of space, put out my hand
and touched the face of God.”
July 1985 — Map (db m26257) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 32nd Troop Carrier Squadron |
| | In honor of
those who served in the
32nd Troop Carrier Squadron
American Theater
North African Theater
European Theater
1943 - 1946
12th AF 314th TCG 9th AF — Map (db m25986) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 34th Bomb Group (Heavy) Valor To Victory |
| | To the American airmen of the 34th who in valor gave their lives to the victory that made real the challenge for world peace and unity.
The 34th Heavy Bombardment Group, a unit of the United States Air Force in World War II Apr. 1944 - June 1945, Mendlesham Aerodrome, Suffolk, England. — Map (db m25928) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 384th Bomb Group (H) |
| | In Memoriam
384th Bomb Group (H)
U.S. 8th Air Force
1942 - 1946 — Map (db m26231) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 385th Bomb Group (H) Great Ashfield 8th AF |
| | In Memoriam
of the officers and men of the
385th Bombardment Group (H),
U.S. Army Air Forces who gave
their lives in the Air Battles
over Europe 1943-1945, this
plaque is placed here by the
comrades of those men as an
everlasting tribute to their
heroic sacrifice and unselfish
devotion to duty. — Map (db m26291) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 387th Bomb Group (M) |
| | Dedicated to the members
387th Bomb Group (M)
556th Bomb Squadron
557th Bomb Squadron
558th Bomb Squadron
559th Bomb Squadron
1 December 1942 - 17 November 1945 — Map (db m25970) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 438th Troop Carrier Group |
| | The 438th Troop Carrier Group in WWII
led the airborne operations into Normandy,
dropping elements of the 101st Airborne
Division at 0048 hrs, 6 June 1944.
Engaged also in the airborne operations
in southern France; Eindhoven, Holland;
Bastogne, Belgium; and Wesel, Germany.
This tree is a living memorial to our
comrades, living and dead, who served so
honorably in these operations in the air
and on the ground.
87th, 88th, 89th, 90th, & HQ Squadrons — Map (db m26031) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 445th Combat Group H 1943 - 1945 |
| | 2nd Combat Wing
2nd Air Division
Tibenham
England
8th Air Force
Dedicated May 8, 1984 — Map (db m26032) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 44th Bomb Group (H) 8th Air Force B-24 Liberators |
| | Dedicated to the
“Flying Eightball Group”
First Mission 7 November 42
Last Mission 25 April 45
344 Combat Missions
Destroyed 330 Enemy Planes
Received the Distinguished
Unit Citation for
Kiel, Germany 14 May 1943
Ploesti, Rumania 1 August 1943 — Map (db m26276) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 451st Bombardment Group (H) |
| | With this memorial, we who served in the ranks of the
451st Bombardment Group (H),
pay tribute to the memory of our heroic WW-II comrades
“Bloodied in Battle........Cleansed by Courage”
3 Distinguished Unit Citations
25 February 1944 - Regensburg, Germany
5 April 1944 - Ploesti, Rumania
23 August 1944 - Markersdorf Airdrome, Austria
10 Campaign Stars 245 Combat Missions
Activated May 1943 Inactivated September 1945
Dedicated 11 August 1984 — Map (db m26076) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 451st Bombardment Squadron |
| | In honor
of
the men who served in the
451st Bombardment Squadron
322nd Bombardment Group (M)
Flew 301 combat missions in
B-26 Marauders from
England, France and Belgium during WWII
6 Campaigns in European Theatre of Operations
Distinguished Unit Citation;
ETO, 17 July 1943 - 24 July 1944
“Our Fallen Comrades Are Not Forgotten”
Activated: MacDill Field, Florida - 17 July 1942
Inactivated: Camp Kilmer, New Jersey - 11 December 1945
Dedicated - . . . — Map (db m26289) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 452nd Bombardment Group |
| | Dedicated to the members of the
452nd Bombardment Group
Activated 1 June 1943
Deactivated 27 August 1945
728th Sqdn 729th Sqdn
730th Sqdn 731st Sqdn
Base of Operations
Deopham Green, England
250 combat missions flown in B-17s
1 unit citation
2 Medal of Honor winners
Dedicated 25 June 1983 — Map (db m25981) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 453rd Bomb Group |
| | 1943 - 1945
453rd Bomb Group
2nd Combat Wing
2nd Air Division
Old Buckenham
England
8th Air Force
Dedicated May 8 1984 — Map (db m25987) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 464th Bomb Group (Heavy) |
| | In honor of the men of the
464th Bomb Group (Heavy)
15th Air Force, World War II,
Activated 1 Aug 1943
Wendover Field, Utah.
Trained Pocatello AAF, Idaho.
Flew B-24 Liberators based at
Pantanella, Italy
over Southern, Central and Eastern
Europe from April 1944 to May 1945
Two Unit Citations, Ten Campaigns
Deactivated 31 July 1945
Waller Field, Trinidad — Map (db m26234) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 466th Bombardment Group (H) Memorial Tree |
| | Dedicated to
the 333 members
who lost their lives
while serving in WWII
Flew 231 combat mission
from Attlebridge, England
333 Killed, 171 POW's,
8 Evaded, 27 Interned.
First mission 22 Mar. 1944
Last mission 25 April 1945 — Map (db m26256) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 467th Bombardment Group (H) Sept. 1943 - June 1945 |
| | Dedicated 8 October 1983
to the memory of our comrades who died
in training and in 212 combat missions
flown in B-24 Liberator bombers from
Station 145, Rackheath, Norfolk, England
from 10 April 1944 to 25 April 1945,
and to all assigned or attached to
the 467th Bombardment Group (Heavy).
Battle of Europe Battle of Germany
Battle of Normandy Battle of Northern France — Map (db m25984) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 483rd Bombardment Group (H) |
| | Dedicated 30 September 1983
to the men of the
483rd
Bombardment Group (H)
5th Wing, 15th Air Force
Sterparone (near Foggia), Italy
Activated 22 September 1943
Ephrata, Washington
Deactivated 25 September 1945
Pisa, Italy
Flew 215 combat missions in B-17's
12 April 1944 to 26 April 1945
Destroyed 76 enemy aircraft
Lost 74 aircraft
Awarded two
Distinguished Unit Citations:
Memmingen, Germany
18 July 1944
Berlin, Germany
24 March 1945
815 816 817 . . . — Map (db m25933) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 485th Bomb Group (Heavy) |
| |
In honor of the men of the
485th Bomb Group (Heavy)
15th Air Force, World War II.
Activated 1 Oct 1943
Gowen Field, Idaho. Trained at
Fairmont AAF, Nebraska.
Flew B-24's from Venosa, Italy
over Southern, Central, and Eastern
Europe 10 May 44 to 25 Apr 45
Distinguished Unit Citation.
Ten campaigns. Inactivated
20 Aug 45 Sioux City AAF, Iowa
Dedicated 2 Oct 1982 — Map (db m25934) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 486th Bomb Group (H) B-24 and B-17 |
| | Activated Sept 1943
Deactivated Nov 1945
Flew 188 combat missions over Europe
from Sta. No 174 - Sudbury, England
as a unit of the U.S. Army 8th Air Force
This memorial dedicated July 1984
in honor of all members of the 486th BG — Map (db m26036) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 488th Bomb Squadron "M" Desert Air Force, 9th A.F., 12th A. F. |
| | With courage - determination and
devotion to duty - from April 1943 -
supporting Allied Forces thorugh
Africa - Sicily - Italy - The Balkans
Greece - and Southern France -
til Victory in May 1945
They Proudly Served
November 1985 — Map (db m26378) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 490th Bombardment Group |
| | Dedicated
to the
officers and men
of the
490th Bombardment Group
who were
Killed in Action
Killed in Line of Duty
Missing in Action
848 B.S. 849 B.S.
850 B.S. 851 B.S.
and All Service Units
Their Sacrifice Was
Not in Vain — Map (db m26232) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 4950th Test Wing Crash Memorial |
| | In Remembrance
These 21 trees form a living tribute to
loved ones lost in the 6 May 1981
crash of a 4950th Test Wing EC-135N
Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft
Capt Thomas E. Bayliss
SSgt Joseph T. Brundige, Jr.
SSgt Michael W. Darling
SSgt Douglas A. Diblet
Maj Joseph C. Emilio
Mrs. Peggy A. Emilio
Capt Donald V. Fonke
Mrs. Linda M. Fonke
Lt Col Benjamin B. Frederick
1Lt Charles E. Gratch
SSgt Timothy L. Harris
SSgt George M. Henninger
TSgt Gregory C. . . . — Map (db m26265) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 58th Bomb Wing |
| | China - Burma - India
to the Marianas
1943 - 1945
Dedicated to the memory
of those who served
40th - 444th - 462nd - 468th
Bomb Groups
25th - 78th - 86th - 87th
Air Service Groups
“Wait Till the 58th Gets Here”
Dedicated 21 September 1985 — Map (db m26377) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 75th Troop Carrier Squadron |
| | In honor of the men who served
in the 75th Troop Carrier
Squadron, World War II European
Theater of Operations 1943-45
They served their country well
in both peace and war.
Northern Europe, Normandy,
Southern France, Rome-Arno,
Central Europe, Ardennes,
Rhineland
Presidential Unit Citation — Map (db m26268) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 79th Fighter Group P-40 and P47 |
| | Dedicated to those who served
and those who waited
October 1, 1988
85th Skullmen
86th Comanches
87th Skeeters
Campaigns
1942 - 1945
Egypt - Libya
Tunisia (Air)
Sicily (Air)
Naples - Foggia (Air)
Anzio
Rome-Arno
Southern France
Northern Apennines
Po Valley
Awarded two Presidential Citations
March-August 1943 & 16-20 April 1945
[across base of pyramid]
Bedford Alexandria Benghazi Tripoli Malta
Sicily Foggia Naples Anzio Corsica . . . — Map (db m26077) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 7th Combat Cargo Squadron 2nd Combat Cargo Group, 54th Troop Carrier Wing 5th Air Force |
| | In honor of the men of the
7th Combat Cargo Squadron
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Activated: 1 May, 1944
Deactivated: 15 Jan, 1946
Syracuse, N.Y.
Nadzab, New Guinea
Biak, Dutch E. Indies
Dulag, Leyte, P.I.
Bolo Pt., Okinawa
Yokota, Japan
They Did All That Was Asked of Them
Transported Anything, Anywhere, Anytime — Map (db m26799) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 7th Photo Group |
| | In tribute to
those who served
7th Photo Group
Mount Farm, England
1943 - 1945
Dedicated October 9, 1982 — Map (db m25939) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 82nd Fighter Group |
| | Dedicated to the members
of the 82nd Fighter Group
95th, 96th, & 97th Squadrons
World War II
554 Aerial Victories
Three Distinguished Unit Citations
Foggia, Italy, 26 Aug 43
Cancello, Italy, 2 Sept 43
Ploesti, Rumania, 10 June 44 — Map (db m26801) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 91st Bomb Group (H) 'Always Remembered' |
| | 322 Sqdn. 323 Sqdn. 324 Sqdn.
401 Sqdn.
and supporting units
441st Sub Depot 243 Med. Disp. (AVN)
1st Station Comp. 39 ABGp. Hq. & Hq.
1996 Ordnance 2024 Eng. FF.
1204 QM 206 Finance
863 CWS 18 Weather
556 APU Red Cross
982 MP RAF
First 8th AF Bomb Group To Complete 100 Missions. 340 Total Missions.
Hamm Mission 4 March 1943, Oschersleben Mission 11 January 1944
Distinguished Unit Citations; Most Enemy Aircraft Claimed
Destroyed of All 8th . . . — Map (db m25927) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 94th Troop Carrier Squadron (439th Troop Carrier Group) (1943 - 1945) |
| | At 0111 Hours on 6 June 1944 (D-Day) from the 94th Squadron aircraft “Argonia,” some of the first elements of the 101st Airborne Division jumped into Normandy to help spearhead the largest airborne assault in history against Hitler's Fortress Europe.
Campaigns - 7 Battle Stars
Decorations: Distinguished Unit Citation
French Croix de Guerre with Palm
French Fourragere — Map (db m25930) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 97th Bombardment Group Hdqts., 340th, 341st, 342nd, 414th [Bomb Squadrons] |
| | Dedicated to
the Americans who served
their country
as members of
The
97th Bombardment Group
1942 - 1945
483 missions flown
Materials for this memorial were obtained
from the theatres where the 97th Bombardment
Group operated in World War II
The Linden tree from England
The white marble from Italy
The black granite from Africa — Map (db m26796) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 98th Bomb Group |
| | Dedicated to those who served
1942 to 1976
98th Bomb Group (H)
98th Bomb Group (M)
98th Bomb Wing (M)
98th Strategic Wing
B-24, 1942-1945
B-29, 1947-1954
B-47 & KC-97, 1954-1965
Atlas “F” ICBM 1962-1965
KC-135, 1965-1976 — Map (db m26280) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — Alexander P. de Seversky |
| | In memory of
Major
Alexander P. de Seversky
Aviator, Engineer,
Advocate of Air Power
1894 - 1974 — Map (db m26278) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — Captain Hugh Hall 1920 - 1982 |
| | World War II P47 Pilot
9th Air Force
Remembered by his family — Map (db m26034) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — China Burma India Hump Aircrews |
| | In memory of those United States
and Allied personnel who flew the
Himalayas in the China Burma India theater in World War II — Map (db m26310) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — Doris Scott Ninety-Nines Pilot |
| | Presented to
Air Force Museum
by
Doris Scott, Ninety-Nines Pilot
in commemoration
of
United States Bicentennial
July 4, 1976 — Map (db m26292) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — Elbert G. Sohm |
| | Dedicated to
Elbert G. Sohm
Pioneer Aviator,
World War I Pilot,
Lifelong Flying Enthusiast
20 November 1979 — Map (db m26271) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — Enlisted Aerial Gunners |
| | We dedicate this memorial in
honor of all the enlisted
aerial gunners who served
their country so courageously
in the defense of freedom
during WWI, WWII, the Korean
and Vietnam Wars. May their
heroic sacrifices and devotion
to duty be ever remembered.
Dedicated 17 May 1991 — Map (db m26261) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — Fifth Airdrome Squadron |
| | Dedicated to the Men of the
Fifth Airdrome Squadron
Activated Nov 1942, Deactivated Sept. 1945
Assigned to Serve with the
Eighth Air Force, June 1943
Dedicated September 1985 — Map (db m26798) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — Glider Pilots |
| | “In Memory of the Glider Pilots
Who Served Their Country in WWII”
October 8, 1987 — Map (db m26277) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — Khobar Towers Memorial |
| | This memorial
is dedicated to the
19 Airmen
who lost their lives
on 25 June 1996
in the terrorist attack
at Khobar Towers
Dhahran, Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia
Dedicated at Prince Sultan AB
25 June 1997
Rededicated 25 June 2004
“Their sacrifice shall blaze
as a flame in our hearts.” — Map (db m25937) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — Pilot Training Class 55-V |
| | Dedicated to
Pilot Training Class
55-V
Graduated 15 September 1955
Dedicated 15 September 2000 — Map (db m25968) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — Resistance Fighters |
| | To the brave men and women
of the Resistance
who risked their lives
to aid American airmen
during World War II
“My deep and lasting gratitude.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower
9 October 1982 — Map (db m25959) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — Second Schweinfurt Memorial |
| | Second Schweinfurt
Memorial Association
presents and dedicates this memorial
to the memory of the airmen of the
United States Army 8th Air Force
who against overwhelming odds
and savage defiance
attacked and destroyed
the ball bearing factories in
Schweinfurt, Germany
14 October 1943
Officially known as
Mission No. 115
Known by those who were there as
Black Thursday — Map (db m26279) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — United States Air Force Academy Graduates |
| | To our graduates who are
Gone But Not Forgotten — Map (db m26270) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — Valor Park |
| | Dedicated to the United States Air Force
Medal of Honor
Recipients
[Panel 1]
1Lt Edward V. Rickenbacker
25 Sep 18
2Lt Frank Luke, Jr.
29 Sep 18
1Lt Harold E. Goettler
6 Oct 18
2Lt Erwin R. Bleckley
6 Oct 18
LtCol James H. Doolittle
18 Apr 42
Capt Harl Pease, Jr.
7 Aug 42
[Panel 2]
Maj Pierpont M. Hamilton
8 Nov 42
Col Demas T. Craw
8 Nov 42
BGen Kenneth N. Walker
5 Jan 43
1Lt Jack W. Mathis
18 Mar 43
Sgt Maynard H. . . . — Map (db m26352) |
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