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

465th Troop Carrier Wing

France

— 1953 - 1957 —

465th Troop Carrier Wing Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. 465th Troop Carrier Wing Marker

Inscription.

To Honor Those Who Served
With Pride and Distinction

Dedicated September 1994

Erected 1994.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold.

Location. 39° 46.716′ N, 84° 6.763′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #232) is in the Memorial Park of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, with museum access off Springfield Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1100 Spaatz Street, Dayton OH 45431, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: 484th Bombardment Group (here, next to this marker); 1896th Engineer Aviation Battalion (here, next to this marker); American Ex-Prisoners of War, Inc (a few steps from this marker); 474th Fighter Group (a few steps from this marker); Aircraft Mechanic's Creed (a few steps from this marker); Navigators and Observers (a few steps from this marker); 435th OMS Enroute MX Section (a few steps from this marker); 4134th / 320th Bombardment Wing (H) (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . . History of the 465th Troop Carrier Wing. Link OK; 02/26/2026 LPG. (Submitted on January 7, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

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

2. 465th Troop Carrier Wing Marker

Looking north

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for more information.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

3. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Memorial Park map and markers listing
Click for more information.

465th Troop Carrier Wing Headquarters Staff and C-119 Flying Boxcar image. Click for full size.

via Evreux Alumni, circa 1957

4. 465th Troop Carrier Wing Headquarters Staff and C-119 Flying Boxcar

Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 633 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 7, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on June 12, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.