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

18th Air Depot Group

15th Air Force

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

1. 18th Air Depot Group Marker

Inscription.

Dedicated to all units of the 18th Air Depot Group by members of the HQ. & HQ. Sq., this 11 day of October 1991

Activated 19 January 1942
Patterson Field, Ohio
Stationed at
Sidi Ahmed, North Africa • Foggia, Italy
Inactivated 17 October 1945

"We met as strangers and became lifetime friends"

Erected 1991 by 18th Air Depot Group Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron.

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 January 19, 1942.

Location. 39° 46.758′ N, 84° 6.71′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #248) 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: 460th Bombardment Group (H) (here, next to this marker); The Pyramidiers (here, next to this marker); Giovanni Pirelli (a few steps from this marker); 19th Bomb Group (a few steps

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

from this marker); 310th Bombardment Wing (M) (SAC) (a few steps from this marker); 8th Fighter Group (a few steps from this marker); Air Force Operational Management Memorial (a few steps from this marker); 48th Fighter Squadron (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for more information.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

2. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Memorial Park map and markers listing
Click for more information.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

3. 18th Air Depot Group Marker

18th Air Depot Group Squadron image. Click for full size.

circa April 10, 2026

4. 18th Air Depot Group Squadron

Foggia Air Base Italy 1944-1955 image. Click for full size.

circa 44/45

5. Foggia Air Base Italy 1944-1955

18th Air Depot Group Reunion image. Click for full size.

October 1951

6. 18th Air Depot Group Reunion

Palmer House Chicago 4th row - Hendrix, Housewright, Kennedy, Zinzer, Sefton 3rd row - Kimes, Walker, DeShelter, Reid, McNeila, Gabricki, Oliver, Tolokay, Gideon 2nd row - Peterson, Zoppo, Wendland, Glass, Kells, Lasinski, FR. Mayer 1st row - Garrison, Embody, Adams, Stricker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 799 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 16, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on July 1, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 10, 2026, by Kelly Ann Bylbie of Collins, New York.