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

Col. David T. McKnight

95th Bomb Group (H)

— Horham England 1943 - 1945 —

Col. David T. McKnight Memorial Bench image. Click for full size.

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

1. Col. David T. McKnight Memorial Bench

Inscription.

When needed most
his was the strength
that held us together

A great leader
in spirit - in action
in war - in peace

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

Location. 39° 46.763′ N, 84° 6.748′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial Wall #1, Bench) is in the Memorial Park of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, with museum access off Springfield Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1100 Spaatz Street, Dayton OH 45431, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro

and in the Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At

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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. David T. McKnight, Col., USAF. National Air and Space Museum website entry (Submitted on August 29, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Russ McKnight speaks about his father, Col. David T. McKnight (2013). YouTube video (3m 25s) (Submitted on March 7, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

3. 95th Bomb Group. Horham Heritage Association website homepage (Submitted on March 7, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

4. 95th Bomb Group Memorials Association. Association

Col. David T. McKnight image. Click for full size.

via YouTube, Unknown

2. Col. David T. McKnight

website homepage (Submitted on March 7, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

5. 95th Bomb Group. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on August 29, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

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

3. Col. David T. McKnight Memorial Bench

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

4. Col. David T. McKnight Memorial Bench

At Memorial Wall #1

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for more information.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

5. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Memorial Park map and marker listing
Click for more information.

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30182) nicknamed "Blondie II" of the 95th Bomb Group. image. Click for full size.

via American Air Museum in Britain, Unknown

6. A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30182) nicknamed "Blondie II" of the 95th Bomb Group.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 499 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 7, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on August 29, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on March 7, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 6. submitted on August 29, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.