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

World War II Flight Nurses

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

1. World War II Flight Nurses Marker

Inscription.

We dedicate this plaque to all flight nurses who with skill and courage in war and in peace flew to all corners of the world caring for the sick and wounded bringing them safely home. It is also dedicated to future flight nurses who will lift their lamps, and spread their wings to carry on and complete the mission.

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

Location. 39° 46.763′ N, 84° 6.751′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial Wall #1, 117) 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

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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. Winged Angels: USAAF Flight Nurses in WWII. (Submitted on July 18, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. The Army Nurse Corps in WWII. (Submitted on July 18, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Legends of the Flight Nurses in WWII. (Submitted on July 18, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. WWII Flight Nurses at Pinterest. (Submitted on July 18, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
5. NMUSAF Memorial Park Diagram. (Submitted on July 18, 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 full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

4. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 153 times since then and 2 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 18, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on July 4, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 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.