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

479th Fighter Group

434th, 435th, 436th Fighter Squadrons

— 8th Air Force —

479th Fighter Group Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. 479th Fighter Group Marker

Inscription.

Wattisham, England · 1944-1945

Lest We Forget "All The Fine Young Men"

Dedicated - 9 October 1996

Erected 1996.

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, 041) 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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The 479th Fighter Group in World War II:: in Action over Europe with the P-38 and P-51, by Terry A. Fairfield, tells the unit's story.

Also see . . .
1. 479th Fighter Group. Army Air Corps Library and Museum website entry (Submitted on March 11, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

2. 479th Fighter Group. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on August 20, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

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 more information.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

4. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Memorial Park map and marker listing
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Three P-51 Mustangs of the 479th Fighter Group, fly in combat formation. image. Click for full size.

via American Air Museum in Britain, Unknown

5. Three P-51 Mustangs of the 479th Fighter Group, fly in combat formation.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 283 times since then and 15 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 August 20, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.