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

60th Troop Carrier Group

10th • 11th • 12th • 28th • HDQs Squadrons

— World War II —

60th Troop Carrier Group Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. 60th Troop Carrier Group Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated to the Gallant Men of the
60th Troop Carrier Group

Stations
Chelveston, England
Aldermaston, England
Tafaroui, Algeria • Relizane, Algeria
Thiersville, Algeria • El Djem, Tunisia
Gela West, Sicily • Gerbini Main, Sicily
Brindisi, Italy • Pomigliano, Italy

Campaigns
Algeria - French Morocco • Tunisia
Sicily • Italy • Greece
Southern France • Balkans-Resupply
Evacuation-Wounded-Downed Fliers-Orphans

Dedicated 1992

Erected 1992.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1992.

Location. 39° 46.724′ N, 84° 6.74′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #208) 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.

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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 markers are within walking distance of this marker: Airmen of World War I (here, next to this marker); 354th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); Major General Frederic H. Miller, Jr., USAF (here, next to this marker); 491st Bombardment Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); Major Richard A Keylor Sr (a few steps from this marker); Pilot Class 42-I (a few steps from this marker); State of Ohio Pearl Harbor Survivors (a few steps from this marker); Navigators and Observers (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 8, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. USAAF Troop Carrier Groups of World War II. (Submitted on January 8, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. 60th Troop Carrier Group.

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

2. 60th Troop Carrier Group Marker

In foreground on left side of walkway, looking northwest.

(Submitted on January 8, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

3. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

4. 60th Troop Carrier Group Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 668 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 8, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on July 1, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.