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

441st Troop Carrier Group

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

1. 441st Troop Carrier Group Marker

Inscription.

Dedicated to honor all personnel associated with the 441st Troop Carrier Group and all support units

HQ • 99 TCS • 100 TCS • 301 TCS • 302 TCS
9th Air Force ETO WWII
They served with distinction

Campaigns
Normandy • Rome Arno • Northern France
Southern France • Rhineland • Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe

Activated 1 August 1943
Deactivated 30 September 1946

Dedicated 8 September 2000

Erected 2000.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is September 30, 1946.

Location. 39° 46.763′ N, 84° 6.751′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial Wall #1, 108) 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

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(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. 441st Troop Carrier Group. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on August 15, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. History of the 441st Troop Carrier Group. Army Air Corps Library and Museum website entry (Submitted on July 3, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Memorial Wall #1 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

2. Memorial Wall #1

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

3. Memorial Wall #1

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for more information.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

4. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Memorial Park map and marker listing
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C-47 Skytrains of the 441st Troop Carrier Group fly in formation over Italy. Image via Ira LaTour. image. Click for full size.

via American Air Museum in Britain, Unknown

5. C-47 Skytrains of the 441st Troop Carrier Group fly in formation over Italy. Image via Ira LaTour.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 267 times since then and 19 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 August 15, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.