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

493rd Fighter Squadron

48th Fighter Group • 9th Air Force

— 1941 - 1945 —

493rd Fighter Squadron Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010

1. 493rd Fighter Squadron Marker

Inscription.

In Honor Of
493rd Fighter Sqdn.

Dedicated 6-6-89

Erected 1989.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II.

Location. 39° 46.801′ N, 84° 6.674′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial #167) 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. 91st Troop Carrier Squadron (here, next to this marker); 19th Air Depot Group (a few steps from this marker); 339th Fighter Group (a few steps from this marker); 487th Bomb Group (H) Association (a few steps from this marker); 401st Bombardment Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); 442nd Troop Carrier Group (a few steps from this marker); B-24 Liberator WWII 50th Anniversary Commemoration (a few steps from this marker); 93rd Bomb Group (H) (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . .
1. 493rd Fighter Squadron. American Air Museum

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in Britain website entry (Submitted on August 23, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. 493rd Fighter Squadron. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on January 21, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010

2. 493rd Fighter Squadron Marker

Second marker on left side of walkway, in distance. Looking northwest.

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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P-47D-30-RA Thunderbolt 44-33204 of the 493rd FS, 1944 image. Click for full size.

via Wikipedia, 1944

4. P-47D-30-RA Thunderbolt 44-33204 of the 493rd FS, 1944

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 375 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 21, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on August 23, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.