Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Buckeye Wing

302nd Tactical Airlift Wing • Air Force Reserve

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2021

1. Buckeye Wing Marker

Inscription.

In honor of those who gave their lives
and all who served in the
Buckeye Wing and Attached Units
while headquartered in Ohio

Activated June 1952
Inactivated April 1981

Dedicated 28 September 1990

Erected 1990 by the Buckeye Wing Association.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold.

Location. 39° 46.79′ N, 84° 6.699′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #189) is in the Memorial Park of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, with museum access off Springfield Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1100 Spaatz Street, Dayton OH 45431, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro

and in the Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chaplain Service Personnel (here, next to this marker); 20^th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 305th Bomb Group (H) (here, next to this marker); 4th Fighter Squadron (a few steps from this marker); Flying Cadet Class 41-E (a few steps from this marker); USAF Chaplain Service

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(a few steps from this marker); 1st Radio Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 12th Bombardment Group (Medium) (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . .
1. 302nd Airlift Wing. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on June 9, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. 302nd Airlift Wing. USA Fun History PDF (Submitted on June 9, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2021

2. Buckeye Wing Marker

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for more information.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

3. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Memorial Park map and marker sites listing
Click for more information.

C-130 Hercules from the 302nd Airlift Wing is readied for takeoff at Sather Air Base, Iraq image. Click for full size.

via Wikipedia, 2006

4. C-130 Hercules from the 302nd Airlift Wing is readied for takeoff at Sather Air Base, Iraq

Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 244 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 16, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3, 4. submitted on June 9, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.