Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Elbert G. Sohm
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009
1. Elbert G. Sohm Marker
Elbert G. Sohm
Pioneer Aviator,
World War I Pilot,
Lifelong Flying Enthusiast
20 November 1979
Erected 1979 by National Order of Daedalians Frank P. Lahm Flight 8, WPAFB.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World I. A significant historical date for this entry is November 20, 1979.
Location. 39° 46.809′ N, 84° 6.772′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #009) 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.
Regionally, this marker 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: United States Air Force Academy Graduates (a few steps from this marker); 11th Bombardment Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); Resistance Fighters (a few steps from this marker); 7th Photo Group (a few steps from this marker); 75th Troop Carrier Squadron (a few steps from this marker); Khobar Towers Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Pilot Training Class 55-V (a few steps from this marker); 385th Bomb Group (H) (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.
Also see . . .
1. NMUSAF Memorial Park Diagram. (Submitted on January 8, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Elbert G. Sohm. (Submitted on January 8, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009
2. Elbert G. Sohm Marker
Along extreme right distant of photo, to right of the fourth marker on right side of walkway (beyond view).
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
3. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 675 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 8, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
