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

313th Transport Squadron

31st Transport Group, 9th Air Force

— European Theater 1943 - 1945 —

313th Transport Squadron Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. 313th Transport Squadron Marker

Inscription.
Flew first air cargo mission to Omaha Beach (T-1, first temporary air strip). Returned to England with the first air evacuation of wounded from the Continent, 11 June 1944

The 313th Transport Squadron, supported by personnel of the 806th and the 811th Medical Air Evacuation Squadrons, participated in five campaigns, transporting priority cargo, passengers and evacuating wounded.

Normandy - Northern France
Ardennes - Rhineland
Central Europe

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 June 11, 1944.

Location. 39° 46.711′ N, 84° 6.783′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #228) 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

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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: 529th Fighter Squadron (here, next to this marker); 44th Strategic Missile Wing (here, next to this marker); Pilot Class 44-J (here, next to this marker); USAF Helicopter Pilots (here, next to this marker); USAF Flying School Class 50E (a few steps from this marker); 316th Troop Carrier Squadron (a few steps from this marker); AAF - USAF Crash Rescue Boat Association (a few steps from this marker); 134th Fighter Interceptor Group (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . . 313th Air Transport Squadron. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on August 2, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

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.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

3. 313th Transport Squadron Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 620 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 4, 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.