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

Lt. David E. Axthelm USAF DFC

1930 – 1953

— In Memory Of —

Lt. David E. Axthelm USAF DFC Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010

1. Lt. David E. Axthelm USAF DFC Marker

Inscription.

He directed his disabled F86D away from
populated areas and crashed
into the Detroit River
His selfless action resulted in his death
while saving many other lives

Erected by the 13FIS Selfridge AFB, Family and 1948 Fairfield Iowa High School Class.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Disasters • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold.

Location. 39° 46.778′ N, 84° 6.757′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial Wall #2, 027) 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 15th Troop Carrier Squadron (here, next to this marker); 13th “Jungle” Air Force (here, next to this marker); USAF Pilot Class 49C (here, next to this marker); The EC-47 ARDF Mission (here, next to this marker); USAF Pilot Class 48-C (here, next to this marker); B/G Edward J Hopkins (here, next to this marker); 9th Photo Recon Squadron

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(here, next to this marker); Marvin T. Koerner, P.E. (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . . David Eugene Axthelm 1930 - 1953. IA GenWeb entry (Submitted on August 30, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Lt. David E. Axthelm USAF image. Click for full size.

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2. Lt. David E. Axthelm USAF

NMUSAF Memorial Wall #2 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

3. NMUSAF Memorial Wall #2

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

4. NMUSAF Memorial Wall #2

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for more information.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

5. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Memorial Park map and marker listing
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Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 302 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 22, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on August 30, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on April 20, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.