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

1st Fighter Group

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009

1. 1st Fighter Group Memorial

Looking southwest.

Inscription.
Dedicated to the memory
of
those who served and
those who gave their lives
defending
our precious gift of
freedom

Oldest fighter organization
in the
United States Air Force

1st Pursuit Group
May 1918

1st Fighter Group
May 1941

1st Tactical Fighter Wing
October 1970

Squadrons
17th, 1917-1940 • 27th, 1917-
71st, 1941- • 94th, 1917-
95th, 1917-1927 • 185th, 1918-1919

Campaigns

World War I
Lorraine • Champagne • Champaign-Marne
Aisne-Marne • Oise-Aisne • St Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne

World War II
Air Combat Europe-Africa-Mediterranean Theater
Air Offensive-Europe • Algeria-French Morroco [sic]
Tunisia • Sicily • Naples-Foggia
Anzio • Rome-Arno • Normandy
Northern France • Southern France
North Apennines • Rhineland
Central Europe • Po Valley

Decorations
Croix de Guerre with Palm
94th Aero Squadron

Distinguished Unit Citations;
Italy Aug. 25, 1943
Italy Aug. 30, 1943
Ploesti, Rumania May 18, 1944

Memorial designed by
Warren Perryman
27th Fighter Squadron

Dedicated September 1986

Erected 1986 by 1st Fighter Association.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space

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Location. 39° 46.76′ N, 84° 6.821′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #17) 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: 27th Fighter Bomber Group (here, next to this marker); 79th Fighter Group (a few steps from this marker); 394th Bomb Group (M) (a few steps

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009

2. 1st Fighter Group Memorial

from this marker); 2nd Bomb Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); 451st Bombardment Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); 322nd Bomb Group (M) (a few steps from this marker); 316th Troop Carrier Group (a few steps from this marker); 466th Bombardment Group (H) Memorial Tree (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

1st Fighter Group Memorial (rear) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009

3. 1st Fighter Group Memorial (rear)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009

4. 1st Fighter Group Memorial

Looking south.

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

5. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,243 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on January 8, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 7, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.