Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Fifty Second Fighter Group - WWII
2nd, 4th & 5th Fighter Squadrons
— 8th, 12th & 15th Air Forces —
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010
1. Fifty Second Fighter Group - WWII Marker
Fourteen Battle Honors
Two Distinguished Unit Citations
Spitfire • Mustang
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, 037) 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 . . .
1. 52nd Fighter Group - WWII. Army Air Corps Library and
this page online
2. 52nd Fighter Group - WWII. Shark Squadron website entry (Submitted on March 11, 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
Click for more information.
Click for more information.
via Shark Squadron, unknown
5. Supermarine Spitfire Mark VC
formerly of 4th Fighter Squadron/52nd Fighter Group, 12th USAAF.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 202 times since then and 2 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 11, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on March 8, 2016, 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 October 24, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
