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

339th Fighter Squadron

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

1. 339th Fighter Squadron Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated to the men of the 339th Fighter Squadron, 339th Fighter Squadron (AW), and 339th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, who so courageously served their country during World War II; and before, during and after the Korean Conflict.

Dedicated 5 October 1990

Erected 1990 by 339th Fighter Squadron Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is October 5, 1990.

Location. 39° 46.74′ N, 84° 6.772′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #060) 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

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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: 89th Troop Carrier Group (here, next to this marker); 312th Bomb Group (here, next to this marker); 30th Bombardment Group (a few steps from this marker); 463rd Bombardment Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); 461st Bomb Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); 489th Bomb Squadron (a few steps from this marker); Boy Scouts of America Liberty and Freedom Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Tuskegee Airmen (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . .
1. 339th Flight Test Squadron (current iteration of 339th Fighter Squadron). Wikipedia entry (Submitted on August 4, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Operation Vengeance. Wikipedia entry:
Operation Vengeance was the American military operation to kill Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto of the Imperial

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for more information.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

2. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Memorial Park map and marker listing
Click for more information.

Japanese Navy on April 18, 1943, during the Solomon Islands campaign in the Pacific Theater , and carried out by the 339th. (Submitted on December 27, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Pilots of the 339th Fighter Squadron with Lockheed P-38G Lightning, Guadalcanal, 1943. (USAF) image. Click for full size.

via This Day in Aviation History, 1943

3. Pilots of the 339th Fighter Squadron with Lockheed P-38G Lightning, Guadalcanal, 1943. (USAF)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 751 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 27, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on August 4, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.