Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Eleventh Air Force
World War II
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009
1. Eleventh Air Force Marker
1941 - 1945
Dedicated 7 October 1994
Erected 1994 by 11th Air Force Association.
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 7, 1994.
Location. 39° 46.722′ N, 84° 6.8′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #217) 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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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 292nd Joint Assault Signal Company (here, next to this marker); 416th Bombardment Group (L) (here, next to this marker); Americans Home From Siberia (a few steps from this marker); Ohio Air National Guard (a few steps from this marker); 96th Depot Repair Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 39th Fighter Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 2nd Strategic Air Depot (a few steps from this marker); 48th Troop Carrier Squadron (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.
Regarding Eleventh Air Force. See also Cloe, John Haile. The Aleutan Warriors: A History of the 11th Air Force & Fleet Air Wing 4.
Also see . . .
1. 11th Air Force in World War II. Army Air Corps Library and Museum website entry (Submitted on January 2, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Eleventh Air Force. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on October 5, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009
2. Eleventh Air Force Emblem on Marker
via 11th Air Force in WWII, unknown
3. B-24J of 404th Bomb Squadron, 11th Air Force
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
4. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Memorial Park map and marker listing
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Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025
5. Eleventh Air Force Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 487 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 2, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on October 5, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5. submitted on July 1, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.
