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

United States Air Force Academy Class of 1959

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2021

1. United States Air Force Academy Class of 1959 Monument (front)

Inscription.

In honor of the first class at
the Air Force Academy
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
As the Class of 1959 fades from
the scene those who follow are
reminded of two legacies
adopted by the first class.

The falcon was selected to be
the Academy mascot as it is
a true symbol of air power
and air supremacy

The Cadet Honor Code was embraced
as the guiding principle for cadets'
lifelong standard of integrity.
It is simple and direct:

"We will not lie, cheat, or steal,
nor tolerate among us those who do."

United States Air Force Academy
1959 Graduates
Herbert A. Adamson • Howard T. Akers • David D. Anderson • Thomas I. Anderson • David T. Archino • Roger C. Axlund • Robert K. Barnard • Ules L. Barnwell, Jr. • James O. Bartholomew • Robert D. Beckel • Charles G. Bender, Jr. • Richard M. Bigelow • Jon D. Black • James R. Blackwell • Robert E. Blake • Karol J. Bobko • Thomas G. Bowen • Don L. Brooks • James W. Brown III • Robert L. Browning • Jack B. Bryan • Robert C. Buckles • George W. Burch • Stanley K. Burghardt • James G. Burton • Marvin W. Buss • Henry D. Canterbury • Michael P. C. Carns • James T. Carpenter • Richard E. Carr • James E. Chapman • Donald T. Chase • Robert J. Chepolis • George.C. Clark • Roger G. Conant • James W. Connally • Curtis G. Cook • Lawrence F. Cotton • Roger L. Counts • Harry H. Culler, Jr. • Emil E. Cwach • John M. Davey • Charles R. Davis • Howard D. Davis • William S. Davis III • Robert S. Delligatti • Thomas G. Derrickson II • Joseph G. Desantis • John W. Dolan • Lee R. Dorey • Paul T. Douskey • Robert J. Dwyer • Gerald F. Elsbernd • Arthur G. Elser • Robert H. Fay, Jr. • Charles J. Ferrari • Gerard B. Finneran • James K. Fletcher • Larry D. Fortner • Ronald C. Fox • Albert A. Gagliardi, Jr. • Stephen E. Galios • Jon A. Gallo • Gares Garber, Jr. • Gerald

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J. Garvey • John J. Gaunt, Jr. • Walter C. Givens • Richard B. Goetze, Jr. • William H. Gold

David M. Goodrich • Douglas G. Grafflin, Jr. • David E. Griffin • David H. Groark • John F. Gulledge • James P. Gunter, Jr. • Harlow K. Halbower • Stephen A. Hamer • Flaye M. Hammond III • Daniel W. Hardage • Joseph A. Harnitchek • John G. Hayes, Jr. • John R. Hayes, Jr. • Floyd R. Hester • Richard M. Hilbert • Ransom S. Holmes III • Bradley C. Hosmer • Thomas D. House, Jr. • John G. Houston • John M. Howell, Jr. • John R. Hundemer • Leigh H. Hunt, Jr. • Robert L. Hurley • John F. Hutchinson, Jr. • Roy G. Inness, Jr. • Jimmie L. Jay • Wayne O. Jefferson, Jr. • Robert S. F. Jennings • Hansford T. Johnson • Theodore B. Johnson • Lawrence M. Jolly • Edward H. Josephson • Thomas J. Jozwiak • Charles A. Kaake, Jr. • Conrad M. Kay • Nathaniel H. Keezell, Jr. • Louis Kingsland, Jr. • Robin M. Kozelka • Lorin B. Krueger II • Edward F. Lankenau III • Ronald T. Lanman • Paul S. Lasen • John E. Lee • Richard D. Lee • Dana C. Lentz • Donald B. Livingston • Charles M. Lofton, Jr. • Robert T. Loveridge • Clark E. Lovrien, Jr. • Robert E. Lowe • Edward J.

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2. United States Air Force Academy Class of 1959 Monument (back)

Lynch • Donald E. Madonna • Leonard J. Mahony, Jr. • John E. Μαντει • Richard A. Mason • Charles A. May, Jr. • Gerald B. McDonald • William L. McLain, Jr. • James C. McMonigal • Charles H. Meier, Jr. • John M. Melancon • Melvin J. Merz • James I. Miholick • Craig V. Miller • Donald W. Miller • Max I. Miller, Jr. • John C. K. Milligan • John H. Miltner • Jay N. Mitchell

Kent Montavon • Edwin J. Montgomery, Jr. • Joseph D. Morgan III • Michael C. Murphy • Patrick L. Musmaker • Robert C. Oaks • Lin D. Oberdier • John A. Olson • Norris O. Olson • James F. O'Neil • William E. Page, Jr. • Brian T. Parker • Richard L. Penn, Jr. • Roger H. Peterson • David J. Phillips • Wayne C. Pittman, Jr. • Melvin E. Pollard • Leo L. Prescott, Jr. • Norman P. Quigley • Michael P. Reardon • James M. Reed, Jr. • John M. Reeves • James M. Rhodes, Jr. • David K. Richart • Sherwood A. Richers • Roscoe R. Roberts III • Charles S. Rodgers • Edwin L. Rosane • Craig O. Schaum • Roger E. Schemenaur • Karl W. Schmidt • Walter E. Schmidt • Dennis R. See • Anthony W. Seizys • Jonathan S. Shafer • Jon G. Shaffer • David R. Shearin • Arthur K. Shumate • Robert H. Siteman • Jimmie L. Smith • Kenneth R. Smith • Philip R. Smothermon • Thomas P. Stack • Samuel D. Starrett • John R. Stevens • Brock T. Strom • William D. Telford • Eugene A. Thomas • Kenneth R. Thompson • Laurence J. Thomson • Harold W. Todd • William M. Toney • Richard E. Tracey • Richard L. Trail • John W. Ulmer, Jr. • James C. Vance • Eugene L. Vosika • James E. Warren • Albert L. Waters • James R. Weaver • James C. Welch • James E. West • Hubert G. Wideman II • Robert L. Wilder • Robert F. Williams • Charles P. Winters • Dean C. Wood • Frederick B. Wynn • Charles D. Zaleski

Erected by the United States Air Force Academy Class of 1959.

Topics. This memorial

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3. United States Air Force Academy Class of 1959 Graduates

is listed in these topic lists: Education • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold • War, Vietnam. A significant historical year for this entry is 1959.

Location. 39° 46.699′ N, 84° 6.854′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Hashman Avenue south of Springfield Street, on the right when traveling north. Monument (Memorial #1050) 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 the 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: 111 Monument

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via United States Air Force Academy, 1959

4. United States Air Force Academy Class of 1959 Graduation

(a few steps from this marker); Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (a few steps from this marker); Radar Station Veterans (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Air Force Civil Engineers (within shouting distance of this marker); 603d Air Control Squadron (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Ned J. Lindsley Ph.D. (within shouting distance of this marker); Troop Carrier Tactical Airlift (within shouting distance of this marker); Tan Son Nhut Air Base (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . .
1. U.S. Air Force Academy Association & Foundation. Website homepage (Submitted on October 12, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. United States Air Force Academy. Website homepage (Submitted on October 12, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

United States Air Force Academy Class of 1959 Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2021

5. United States Air Force Academy Class of 1959 Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on September 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 732 times since then and 94 times this year. Last updated on August 27, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 12, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on July 23, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 5. submitted on October 12, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.