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

USAF Texas Towers

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

1. USAF Texas Towers Marker

Inscription.

Dedicated to those who served aboard the Texas Towers. Built in the 1950's and placed on the eastern Continental Shelf, these platforms were part of the first line of air defense in the Cold War. 32 men lost their lives to the sea.

[Dedicated 14 September 2001]

Erected 2001 by Texas Towers Veterans.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold. In addition, it is included in the Lost at Sea series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 14, 2001.

Location. 39° 46.763′ N, 84° 6.751′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial Wall #1, 128) 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

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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. Texas Towers. (Submitted on July 19, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Georges Bank Radar Station DoD Film. (Submitted on July 19, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. NMUSAF Memorial Park Diagram. (Submitted on July 19, 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 19, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 327 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 19, 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.