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

48th Troop Carrier Squadron

313th Troop Carrier Group

— 2 March 1942 - 8 June 1955 —

48th Troop Carrier Squadron Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. 48th Troop Carrier Squadron Marker

Inscription.
England - France
French Morocco - Tunisia - Italy
Austria - Germany - Sicily

Dedicated 2 October 1992

Erected 1992.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is October 2, 1992.

Location. 39° 46.73′ N, 84° 6.796′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #052) 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 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ohio Air National Guard (here, next to this marker); 1st Lt Carl D. Nesbitt (here, next to this marker); 39th Fighter Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 450th Bombardment Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); 292nd Joint Assault Signal Company (a few steps from this marker); World War II Bombardiers (a few steps from this marker); Eleventh Air Force (a few steps from this marker); 2nd Strategic Air Depot (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . .
1. 48th Troop Carrier Squadron. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on August 22, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Troop Carrier Groups of World War II. Troop Carrier/Tactical Airlift Association website entry (Submitted on December 30, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

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.

A C-47 Skytrain (serial number 42-100646) of the 313rd Troop Carrier Group, takes off from Nordholz. image. Click for full size.

via American Air Museum in Britain, Unknown

3. A C-47 Skytrain (serial number 42-100646) of the 313rd Troop Carrier Group, takes off from Nordholz.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 582 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 30, 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 22, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.