Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Michael Slepecky, Jr.
P-47 • 7th Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel (USAFR)
Michael Slepecky, Jr.
1919 - 1998
Served from
13 December 1942 until
24 October 1979
While assigned to the 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group, performed aerial assaults on Truk, Marcus and Iwo Jima islands and shot down three Japanese aircraft
Erected 1999 by Family and Friends.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is October 24, 1979.
Location. 39° 46.763′ N, 84° 6.751′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial Wall #1, 102) 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. 47th Fighter Squadron (here, next to this marker); AC-130A Spectre Gunship II (here, next to this marker); SSgt Forrest Ray Cope (here, next to this marker); 504th Bomb Group (VH) (here, next to this marker); Frederick W. Kaufmann, Colonel, USAF (here, next to this marker); USAF Pilot Class 1954E (here, next to this marker); Army Air Corps Flying Cadet Class 41-B (here, next to this marker); Air Resupply and Communications Special Operations (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.
Also see . . . NMUSAF Memorial Park Diagram. (Submitted on July 3, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 352 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 3, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2, 3. submitted on July 2, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.