Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Association of Former Prisoners of War in Romania
Aug. 1, 1943 to Aug. 31, 1944
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010
1. Association of Former Prisoners of War in Romania Marker
Polesti [sic - Ploesti] Oil Fields
Romania
Constanta-Guirgui-Simeria Pitesta
Ploesti-Bucharest-Brasow
Harken you who in spirit soar,
to the echo of thundering wings;
Theirs was the sky, the high frontier,
where courage and valor reign.
Though fate of man has stilled their wings,
and quieted their thunderous song,
In those who streak the beckoning blue
Their selfless courage lives on.
Dedicated this
28th Day of Aug. 1987
Erected 1987.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.
Location. 39° 46.761′ N, 84° 6.738′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial 067) 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
this page online
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: 455th Bombardment Group (Heavy) (here, next to this marker); 492nd Bomb Group (here, next to this marker); 49th Fighter Squadron 14th Fighter Group (TE) (here, next to this marker); TAC Tankers Association Memorial (a few steps from this marker); 68th Fighter Squadron (a few steps from this marker); Army Air Corps Enlisted Pilots (a few steps from this marker); Headquarters Squadron, Air Service Command (a few steps from this marker); Ohioans Who Served in the 8th Air Force (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010
2. Poem on Assn of Former Prisoners of War in Romania Marker
Also see . . .
1. Photos of POW Airmen in Romania. (Submitted on May 19, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. The Bombing of Romanian Oil Fields during World War II. (Submitted on May 19, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. NMUSAF Memorial Park Diagram. (Submitted on May 19, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010
3. Image on Assn of Former Prisoners of War in Romania Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010
4. Association of Former Prisoners of War in Romania Emblem
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010
5. Association of Former Prisoners of War in Romania Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
6. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 564 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 19, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 6. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
