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

436th Troop Carrier Group

Ready, Willing, Able

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009

1. 436th Troop Carrier Group Marker

Inscription.
In memory of the gallant men of the
436th Troop Carrier Group
World War II
May their sacrifices for freedom
and justice be commemorated
in perpetuity

Squadrons
Headquarters
79 Troop Carrier • 80 Troop Carrier
81 Troop Carrier • 82 Troop Carrier

Campaigns
Normandy • Rome-Arno
Southern France • Northern France
Holland • Ardennes
Rhineland • Central Europe

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.

Location. 39° 46.756′ N, 84° 6.773′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial #131) 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. 13th Bomb Sqdn., 3rd Bomb Gp. (a few steps from this marker); 458th Bombardment Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); 781st Bombardment Squadron (H) (a few steps from this marker); 489th Bomb Squadron (a few steps from this marker); Operation Babylift

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(a few steps from this marker); Tuskegee Airmen (a few steps from this marker); 13th Bombardment Squadron (Light-Night Intruder) (a few steps from this marker); 381st Bomb Group (H) B-17 and 432nd Air Service Group (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . .
1. 436th Troop Carrier Group. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on August 15, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. 436th Troop Carrier Group. Army Air Corps in World War II website entry (Submitted on December 26, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

3. Troop Carrier Groups of World War II. Troop Carrier/Tactical Airlift Association website entry (Submitted on December 27, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

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

2. 436th Troop Carrier Group Marker

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for more information.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

3. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Memorial Park map and marker listing
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Paratroopers jump out of a C-47 Skytrain of the 436th Troop Carrier Group. image. Click for full size.

via American Air Museum in Britain, Unknown

4. Paratroopers jump out of a C-47 Skytrain of the 436th Troop Carrier Group.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 510 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 26, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on June 13, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on August 15, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.