Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
435th Troop Carrier Group
HQ, 75th, 76th, 77th, and 78th Sqdns
— 1943 - 1945 —
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010
1. 435th Troop Carrier Group Marker
their all for the cause of freedom
ETO – WWII – Campaigns
Normandy Northern France Ardennes
Rome Arno Southern France
Rhineland Central France
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.
Location. 39° 46.763′ N, 84° 6.751′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial Wall #1, 080) 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 . . .
this page online
1. 435th Troop Carrier Group. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on February 28, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. 435th Troop Carrier Group. History of War website entry (Submitted on February 28, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Troop Carrier Groups of WWII. Troop Carrier/Tactical Airlift Association website entry (Submitted on February 28, 2016, 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 marker listing
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Photographed By American Air Museum in Britain, Unknown
5. C-47 Skytrain of 78th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 28, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 395 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 28, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on July 19, 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. 5. submitted on August 14, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
