Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
405th Fighter Group
9th Air Force
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010
1. 405th Fighter Group Marker
World War II 1943-1945
509th, 510th, 511th Squadrons
Dedicated 28 July 1993
Erected 1993.
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 July 28, 1993.
Location. 39° 46.748′ N, 84° 6.721′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #202) 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: 410th Bombardment Group (L) (here, next to this marker); 368th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); B-52 Stratofortress (a few steps from this marker); 68th Air Service Group (a few steps from this marker); 308th Fighter Squadron 31st Fighter Group (a few steps from this marker); 8th Attack Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 437th Troop Carrier Group
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Also see . . .
1. 405th Fighter Group. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on August 10, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. 405th Fighter Group. Army Air Corps in World War II website entry (Submitted on January 14, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010
2. 405th Fighter Group Marker
At right foreground, looking northeast
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. A P-47 Thunderbolt (G9-B) of the 405th Fighter Group takes off.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 764 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 14, 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 10, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
