Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Pilot Class 44-J
La Junta Army Air Field, Colorado
| | 23 December 1944 | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009
1. Pilot Class 44-J Marker
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Dedicated 15 October 1994
Erected 1994 by Members of Pilot Class 44-J.
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 15, 1994.
Location. 39° 46.712′ N, 84° 6.787′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #214) 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,
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
2. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: USAF Helicopter Pilots (here, next to this marker); 313th Transport Squadron (here, next to this marker); AAF - USAF Crash Rescue Boat Association (here, next to this marker); 529th Fighter Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 44th Strategic Missile Wing (a few steps from this marker); 96th Depot Repair Squadron (a few steps from this marker); USAF Flying School Class 50E (a few steps from this marker); Americans Home From Siberia (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.
Also see . . .
1. NMUSAF Memorial Park Diagram. (Submitted on January 3, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. WWII Army Airfields in Colorado. (Submitted on January 3, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025
3. Pilot Class 44-J Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,252 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 3, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on July 1, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.
