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

Airmen of World War I

1914 - 1918

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

1. Airmen of World War I Marker

Inscription.

Airmen of World War I. Dedicated to the more than 78,000 airmen who served in the U.S. Army Air Service of the American Expeditionary Force and those who served with other air services during World War I. Their patriotism and honorable service established the foundation and traditions for today's United States Air Force., U.S. Naval Aviation , Us. Marine Aviation , Americans Serving In , Foreign Air Services , United Kingdom , Royal Flying Corps 1915-1918 , Royal Naval Air Service 1915-1918 , Royal Air Force 1918 , France , Aeronautique Militaire 1917-1918 , Lafayette Escadrille 1916-1917 , Lafayette Flying Corps 1915-1918 , Italy , Corpo Aeronautico Militare 1917-1918 , Regia Marina 1917-1918, U.S. Air Service Combat Units , . The following air service units flew combat missions during World War I. In addition, numerous support units such as supply, maintenance, medical, ground transportation, and airfield management provided critical support services to the operational units. This team effort enabled the air service to gain air superiority, conduct observation activities and execute bombing operations., 1st Aero . 8th Aero . 9th Aero . 11th Aero . 12th Aero . 13th Aero . 17th Aero . 20th Aero . 22nd Aero . 24th Aero . 25th Aero . 27th Aero . 28th Aero . 41st Aero . 49th Aero . 50th Aero . 85th Aero . 88th Aero . 90th Aero . 91st Aero, 93rd Aero . 94th Aero . 95th Aero . 96th Aero . 99th Aero . 103rd Aero . 104th Aero . 135th Aero . 139th Aero . 141st Aero . 147th Aero . 148th Aero . 166th Aero . 168th Aero . 185th Aero . 213th Aero . 258th Aero . 354th Aero, 1st Balloon Company . 3rd Balloon Company . 4th Balloon Company . 5th Balloon Company . 6th Balloon Company . 7th Balloon Company . 8th Balloon Company . 9th Balloon Company . 10th Balloon Company . 11th Balloon Company . 13th Balloon Company . 15th Balloon Company . 16th Balloon Company . 42nd Balloon Company . 43rd Balloon Company . 69th Balloon Company, World War I Centennial Memorial , 1918 - 2018, This designation is conferred by the United States World War One Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum and Library

Dedicated to the more than 78,000 airmen who served in the U.S. Army Air Service of the American Expeditionary Force and those who served with other air services during World War I. Their patriotism and honorable service established the foundation and traditions for today's United States Air Force.

U.S. Naval Aviation
Us. Marine Aviation
Americans Serving In
Foreign Air Services
United Kingdom
Royal Flying Corps 1915-1918
Royal Naval Air Service 1915-1918
Royal Air Force 1918
France
Aeronautique Militaire 1917-1918
Lafayette Escadrille 1916-1917
Lafayette Flying Corps 1915-1918
Italy
Corpo Aeronautico Militare 1917-1918
Regia Marina 1917-1918

U.S. Air Service Combat Units
The following air service units flew combat missions during World War I. In addition, numerous support units such as supply, maintenance, medical, ground transportation, and airfield management provided critical support services to the operational units. This team effort enabled the air service to gain air superiority, conduct observation activities and execute bombing operations.

1st Aero • 8th Aero • 9th Aero • 11th Aero • 12th

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93rd Aero • 94th Aero • 95th Aero • 96th Aero • 99th Aero • 103rd Aero • 104th Aero • 135th Aero • 139th Aero • 141st Aero • 147th Aero • 148th Aero • 166th Aero • 168th Aero • 185th Aero • 213th Aero • 258th Aero • 354th Aero

1st Balloon Company • 3rd Balloon Company • 4th Balloon Company • 5th Balloon Company • 6th Balloon Company • 7th Balloon Company • 8th Balloon Company • 9th Balloon Company • 10th Balloon Company • 11th Balloon Company • 13th Balloon Company • 15th Balloon Company • 16th Balloon Company • 42nd Balloon Company • 43rd Balloon Company • 69th Balloon Company

World War I Centennial Memorial
1918 - 2018

This designation is conferred by the United States World War One Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum & Library

Erected 2018 by League Of World War I Aviation Historians.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World I. A significant day of the year for for this entry is May 31.

Location. 39° 46.725′ N,

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

2. Airmen of World War I Marker

84° 6.74′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from the intersection of Spaatz Circle and Bong Street when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1100 Spaatz Circle, 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: 60th Troop Carrier Group (here, next to this marker); 354th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); Major General Frederic H. Miller, Jr., USAF (here, next to this marker); 491st Bombardment Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); Major Richard A Keylor Sr (a few steps from this marker); Pilot Class 42-I (a few

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

3. Airmen of World War I Marker

steps from this marker); State of Ohio Pearl Harbor Survivors (a few steps from this marker); Navigators and Observers (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 60 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 10, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.