Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Resistance Fighters
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009
1. Resistance Fighters Marker
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
Erected 1982 by Air Force Escape and Evasion Society.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #34 Dwight D. Eisenhower series list.
Location. 39° 46.802′ N, 84° 6.771′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #24) 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pilot Training Class 55-V (a few steps from this marker); 7th Photo Group (a few steps from this marker); Elbert G. Sohm (a few steps from this marker); 387th Bomb Group (M) (a few steps from this marker); Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association Vietnam Memorial (a few steps from this marker); 11th Bombardment Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); United States Air Force Academy Graduates (a few steps from this marker); Khobar Towers Memorial (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 December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. World War II Resistance Movements. (Submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009
2. Resistance Fighters Marker
Fifth marker on right side of walkway (beyond sight). Looking southwest.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009
3. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 745 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
