Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
8th Fighter Group
5th Air Force, World War II, 1942-1945
| | From Australia to Okinawa | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010
1. 8th Fighter Group Marker
80th Squadron
P-39, P-40, P-38, P-47
In memory of those who lost their lives in the Pacific. Let us be ever mindful that our cherished freedom cost so dearly.
Dedicated: September 1995
Erected 1995.
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 September 1, 1995.
Location. 39° 46.752′ N, 84° 6.715′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #201) 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: Air Force Operational Management Memorial (a few steps from this marker); 410th Bombardment Group (L) (a few steps from this marker); 405th Fighter Group (a few steps from this marker); 18th Air Depot Group (a few steps from this marker); The Pyramidiers (a few steps from this marker); 19th Bomb Group
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Also see . . .
1. NMUSAF Memorial Park Diagram. (Submitted on January 15, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 8th Fighter Group. (Submitted on January 15, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. 8th Fighter (Pursuit) Group "Cyclone's Flying Circus" in Ausralia During WW2. (Submitted on January 15, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010
2. 8th Fighter Group Marker
Looking east
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
3. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 554 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
