Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
460th Fighter Squadron
The Black Rams
| | P-47 & P-51, New Guinea - Japan | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010
1. 460th Fighter Squadron Marker
in glory and honor.
This unit was formed in New Guinea in 1944
as a special squadron in P-47 Aircraft
Completed missions to Japan from IF Shima
1945 in P-51 aircraft.
Dedicated May 1991
Erected 1991.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1944.
Location. 39° 46.791′ N, 84° 6.667′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #161) is in the Memorial Park of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, with museum access off Springfield Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1100 Spaatz Street, Dayton OH 45431, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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: 401st Bombardment Group (H) (here, next to this marker); 456th Bomb Group (a few steps from this marker); B-24 Liberator WWII 50th Anniversary Commemoration (a few steps from this marker); Forward Air Controllers Memorial (a few steps from this marker); 442nd Troop Carrier Group
this page online
Also see . . .
1. 460th Fighter-Interceptor Training Squadron (later iteration). Wikipedia entry (Submitted on August 19, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. A Brief History of the 460th Fighter Squadron During NMUSAF Memorial Park Dedication. (Submitted on January 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010
2. 460th Fighter Squadron Marker
Second marker on right side of walkway. Looking northeast.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
3. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Memorial Park map and marker listing
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via Wikipedia, Unknown
4. 460th Fighter Squadron P-47D
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,327 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 19, 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 19, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
