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

First Air Commandos

1943 - China • Burma • India - 1945

— L-1 • C-47 • CG-4A • L-5 • UC-84 • P-51A • YH-4 • B-25H • P-47 —

First Air Commandos Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. First Air Commandos Marker

Inscription.

1st Helicopter Rescue in USAAF History
23 April 1944 (Burma)

1st Invasion Using CG-4A Gliders
into Burma 5 March 1944

1st Air to Ground Rockets from a P-51 A

Any Place • Any Time • Any Where

In honor of all who served with this group

Erected 1996.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is March 5, 1944.

Location. 39° 46.763′ N, 84° 6.751′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial Wall #1, 023) 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

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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. 1st Air Commando Group, CBI. CBI Order of Battle website entry (Submitted on June 11, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

2. Historical Analysis of the 1st Air Commando Group Operations in the CBI Theater Aug 1943 to May 1944. Air Command and Staff College PDF (Submitted on June 11, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

3. Air Commando Aces. Air Commando Association website entry (Submitted on June 11, 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 October 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 255 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 11, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 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.