Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Berlin Airlift Veterans
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010
1. Berlin Airlift Veterans Marker
military personnel who served
on the Berlin Airlift
26 June 1948 to 30 September 1949.
Dedicated 27 September 1996
Erected 1996 by Berlin Airlift Veterans Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold.
Location. 39° 46.763′ N, 84° 6.751′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial Wall #1, 040) 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.
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Also see . . .
1. The Berlin Airlift, 1948-1949. US Department of State website entry (Submitted on March 11, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. The Berlin Airlift. Berlin Airlift Historical Association website homepage (Submitted on March 11, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. The Berlin Airlift. The Truman Library website entry (Submitted on March 11, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. The Berlin Airlift at American Experience. PBS website entry (Submitted on March 11, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
5. Berlin Airlift Film. Internet Archive website entry (Submitted on March 11, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
6. Berlin Airlift Veterans Association. Association website homepage (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
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via radio Free Europe, 1948
5. A USAF C-54 Skymaster descends into Berlin's Tempelhof Air Base as Berliners watch
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 341 times since then and 4 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.
