Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
20th Fighter Group
August 1943 King's Cliffe, England October 1945
| | 8th Air Force | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2021
1. 20th Fighter Group Marker
55th Fighter Squadron 77th Fighter Squadron
79th Fighter Squadron 97th Service Group
In honor of our
85 comrades who gave their lives,
and all others who served the
cause of freedom, in WWII.
Dedicated 16 October 1989
Erected 1989.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.
Location. 39° 46.794′ N, 84° 6.699′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #190) 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); Buckeye Wing (here, next to this marker); 29th Bomb Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 305th Bomb Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); 4th Fighter Squadron (a few steps from this marker);
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Also see . . .
1. 20th Fighter Group. (Submitted on October 17, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 20th Fighter Group. (Submitted on October 17, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. The 20th Fighter Group Project. (Submitted on October 17, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Additional keywords. 20th Fighter Group
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2021
2. 20th Fighter Group Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 356 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 17, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
