Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
28th Photo Recon Squadron
1 May 1943 - 29 May 1946
| | 7th Air Force | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010
1. 28th Photo Recon Squadron Marker
Ryukyus Volcanos Carolines
Marianas Marshalls
1218 Missions
4 July 1944 - 21 Sept 1945
P-38 Lightning
Dedicated June 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 1218.
Location. 39° 46.74′ N, 84° 6.736′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #242) 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: RAF Burtonwood (here, next to this marker); Charles U. Rapp, Jr. (here, next to this marker); MSgt Robert L. Frazier (here, next to this marker); 33rd Troop Carrier Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 8th Attack Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 308th Fighter Squadron 31st Fighter Group (a few steps from this marker);
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Also see . . . 28th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron. Military Wiki entry (Submitted on July 31, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010
2. 28th Photo Recon Squadron Marker
Looking north
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
3. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Memorial Park map and marker listing
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via Military Wiki, 1944
4. F-5B-1-LO Lightning (s/n 42-68225) at East Field, Saipan, July 1944
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 700 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 9, 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 31, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
