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

1896th Engineer Aviation Battalion

ELKO Engineers

— U.S. Army W.W. II —

1896th Engineer Aviation Battalion Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010

1. 1896th Engineer Aviation Battalion Marker

Inscription.
Service Time 5-43 to 7-46
Richmond - Elko - New Guinea
Biak - Luzon - Japan

Dedicated 9-16-94

Erected 1994.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.

Location. 39° 46.713′ N, 84° 6.764′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #210) 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.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 465th Troop Carrier Wing (here, next to this marker); Aircraft Mechanic's Creed (a few steps from this marker); American Ex-Prisoners of War, Inc (a few steps from this marker); 435th OMS Enroute MX Section (a few steps from this marker); 484th Bombardment Group (a few steps from this marker); 4134th / 320th Bombardment Wing (H) (a few steps from this marker); The Shadow (a few steps from this marker); 474th Fighter Group (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Engineer Aviation Battalions image. Click for more information.

Via USAF, Unknown

2. Engineer Aviation Battalions

Display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force museum in Dayton OH.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010

3. 1896th Engineer Aviation Battalion Marker

Second marker on right, looking northeast

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for more information.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

4. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Memorial Park map and markers listing
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Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,505 times since then and 93 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 7, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on September 17, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on January 7, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.