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

64th Troop Carrier Group

12th Air Force

— C-47 —

64th Troop Carrier Group Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. 64th Troop Carrier Group Marker

Inscription.

This memorial is in honor of
those who served with the
64th Troop Carrier Group
of the 12th Air Force in
England, Africa, Sicily
China-Burma-India Theater,
Italy and France during
World War II.

Squadrons
Headquarters
16th, 17th, 18th, 35th

Dedicated 17 September 1987

Erected 1987.

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

Location. 39° 46.775′ N, 84° 6.743′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial 123) 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: Flying Cadet Class 40-G (here, next to this marker); 2nd Fighter Squadron, 52nd Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 5th Bomb Group (H) (here, next to this marker); 86th Fighter Bomber Group (a few steps from this marker); Headquarters Squadron, Air Service Command

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(a few steps from this marker); 459th Fighter Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 68th Fighter Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 390th Bombardment Group (H) (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . .
1. 64th Troop Carrier Group. American Air Force Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on June 1, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. 64th Troop Carrier Group. Army Air Force Library and Museum website entry (Submitted on June 1, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

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

2. 64th Troop Carrier Group Marker

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for more information.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

3. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Memorial Park map and markers listing
Click for more information.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 925 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 17, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.