Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Air Resupply and Communications Special Operations
580th • 581st • 582nd
— 1952 • 1956 —
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010
1. Air Resupply and Communications Special Operations Marker
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold • War, Korean.
Location. 39° 46.763′ N, 84° 6.751′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial Wall #1, 104) 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. 47th Fighter Squadron (here, next to this marker); AC-130A Spectre Gunship II (here, next to this marker); SSgt Forrest Ray Cope (here, next to this marker); 504th Bomb Group (VH) (here, next to this marker); Frederick W. Kaufmann, Colonel, USAF (here, next to this marker); USAF Pilot Class 1954E (here, next to this marker); Michael Slepecky, Jr. (here, next to this marker); Army Air Corps Flying Cadet Class 41-B (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.
Also see . . .
1. Air Commando and Special Operations Combat Wings History. Air Resupply and Communications Association website entry (Submitted on July 3, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
this page online
2. Air Resupply and Communications Service. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on July 3, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
2. Memorial Wall #1
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
3. Memorial Wall #1
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
4. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Memorial Park map and markers listing
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via Wikipedia, 1953
5. Boeing B-29A-40-BN Superfortress, 44-61669
Assigned to the 581st Air Resupply Group, Kadena AB, Japan, 1953. Note its underside and tail painted black for night operations.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 357 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 3, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2, 3. submitted on July 2, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on October 2, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
