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

39th Fighter Squadron

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

1. 39th Fighter Squadron Marker

Inscription.
From the rain swept air fields of New Guinea to cold and wintery Korea, these young Americans carved for themselves and their posterity a symbol as majestic as the American Eagle itself. They will be a tribute to history forever.

Clark Field • Brisbane • Port Moresby • Nadzab • Gusap • Owi • Noemfoor • Morotai • Yontan • Machinato • Irumagawa • Lingayen • Dagupan • Selfridge Field • K-13 Suwon • Korea

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

Location. 39° 46.729′ N, 84° 6.803′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial #053) 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. Ohio Air National Guard (here, next to this marker); 292nd Joint Assault Signal Company (here, next to this marker); 2nd Strategic Air Depot (a few steps from this marker); 48th Troop Carrier Squadron (a few steps from this marker); Eleventh Air Force

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(a few steps from this marker); 1st Lt Carl D. Nesbitt (a few steps from this marker); Crew E-180, 307th Air Refueling Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 416th Bombardment Group (L) (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Regarding 39th Fighter Squadron. The marker includes reliefs of the various fighter aircraft flown by the squadron during World War II and the Korea War.

Also see . . . 39th Fighter Squadron Association. Association website homepage (Submitted on December 30, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for more information.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

2. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Memorial Park map and marker listing
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P-38 Lightnings of 39th Fighter Squadron low pass over 14-Mile Drome image. Click for full size.

via Pacific Wrecks, 1943

3. P-38 Lightnings of 39th Fighter Squadron low pass over 14-Mile Drome

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 461 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 30, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on August 10, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.