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Aviation Cadet Pilot Class 42-B

 
 
Aviation Cadet Pilot Class 42-B Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025
1. Aviation Cadet Pilot Class 42-B Marker
Inscription.
In dedication
Aviation Cadet Pilot Class 42-B
United States Army Air Corps


Graduating bases, February 1942
Barksdale • Brooks • Ellington • Foster • Kelly • Luke • Mather • Stockton • Turner

A salute to our classmates who flew and fought proudly in defense of their country.

We did our job and won.
 
Erected 1990 by Cadet Class 42-B Association.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpaceWar, World II.
 
Location. 39° 46.766′ N, 84° 6.716′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Spaatz Circle and Bong Street, on the right when traveling south on Spaatz Circle. 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: 48th Fighter Squadron (here, next to this marker); World War II Air Commandos (here, next to this marker); 366th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 62nd Troop Carrier Group (here, next to this marker); 87th Depot Repair Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 89th Attack Squadron
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(a few steps from this marker); The Pyramidiers (a few steps from this marker); 49th Troop Carrier Squadron (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.
 
Aviation Cadet Pilot Class 42-B Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025
2. Aviation Cadet Pilot Class 42-B Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 73 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 27, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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