Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
307th Fighter Squadron
31st Fighter Group
Spitfire
1942
England
12th Air Force
Spitfire
1943-1944
N. Africa
15th Air Force
P-51-Mustang
1944-1945
Italy
Dedicated 8 June 1995
Erected 1995.
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, 004) 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. 307th Fighter Squadron History. WWII Aircraft Performance website entry (Submitted on March 31, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Edit entry 307th Fighter Squadron. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on August 1, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 287 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 31, 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 1, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.