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

314th Transport Squadron

31st Transport Group

— 9th Air Force Service Command —

314th Transport Squadron Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. 314th Transport Squadron Marker

Inscription.

Engaged in airlift of cargo and personnel vital to the invasion forces, and in air evacuation of wounded from the Continent to England in the European Theater of Operations -- 1943-1945

The 314th Transport Squadron took part in five campaigns from shortly after D-Day
Normandy--Northern France--Ardennes
Rhineland--Central Europe

Especially to be remembered are those who gave their lives during these missions.

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, 019) 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

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(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 . . . 314th Air Transport Squadron. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on May 31, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Memorial Wall #1 Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

2. Memorial Wall #1 Detail

Memorial Wall #1 image. Click for full size.

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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Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 415 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 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.