Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
86th Fighter Bomber Group
525th, 526th, 527th, and Headquarters Squadrons
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010
1. 86th Fighter Bomber Group Marker
In North Africa, Sicily, Italy,
Corsica, France and Germany.
Received 7 Campaign Stars and
2 Presidential Unit Citations.
Our aircraft were the A-36, P-40 and P-47.
Activated, 10 Feb. 1942.
Inactivated, 31 Mar. 1946.
Erected 1987.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is February 10, 1942.
Location. 39° 46.776′ N, 84° 6.737′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial 109) 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 2nd Fighter Squadron, 52nd Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 459th Fighter Squadron (here, next to this marker); Flying Cadet Class 40-G (a few steps from this marker); 64th Troop Carrier Group (a few steps from this marker); 5th Bomb Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); Headquarters Squadron, Air Service Command (a few steps from this marker); 390th Bombardment Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); 492nd Bomb Group (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.
Also see . . .
1. 86th Fighter Bomber Group History. (Submitted on May 17, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 86th Fighter Bomber Group Association on Facebook. (Submitted on May 17, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. 86th Fighter Bomber Group in World War II. (Submitted on May 17, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. NMUSAF Memorial Park Diagram.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010
2. 86th Fighter Bomber Group Marker
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 May 17, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 486 times since then and 19 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.
