Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
354th Fighter Group
"Pioneer Mustang"
| | 1942 - 1945 9th Air Force | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010
1. 354th Fighter Group Marker
who fought and died
in the service of
our country
353rd Squadron 355th Squadron
356th Squadron
Dedicated 22 October 1993
Erected 1993 by Veterans of the 354th Fighter Group.
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 22, 1993.
Location. 39° 46.726′ N, 84° 6.737′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #207) 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,
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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); 60th Troop Carrier 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); Charles U. Rapp, Jr. (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.
Also see . . .
1. 354th Pioneer Mustang Fighter Group. Group website homepage (Submitted on January 8, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 354th Fighter Group. Army Air Corps website entry (Submitted on January 8, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. 356th Fighter Squadron. Nantucket Historical Association Digital Exhibition (Submitted on January 8, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010
2. 354th Fighter Group Marker
In foreground on right side of walkway, looking northwest
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
3. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Memorial Park map and marker listing
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via American Air Museum in Britain, unknown
4. Ground crew of the 354th Fighter Group prepare a P-51 Mustang (GQ-U) for a mission.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025
5. 354th Fighter 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 617 times since then and 30 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 August 6, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 5. submitted on July 1, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.
