Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
459th Fighter Squadron
10th Air Force • Assam, India • CBI Theater
— P38 Lightning Twin Dragon —
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010
1. 459th Fighter Squadron Marker
for destruction of
119 enemy aircraft in 70 days
Activated 15 September 1943
Inactivated 5 November 1945
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is September 15, 1943.
Location. 39° 46.774′ N, 84° 6.734′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial 071) 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. 86th Fighter Bomber Group (here, next to this marker); 2nd Fighter Squadron, 52nd Fighter Group (a few steps from this marker); 390th Bombardment Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); 5th Bomb Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); Headquarters Squadron, Air Service Command (a few steps from this marker); 64th Troop Carrier Group (a few steps from this marker); Flying Cadet Class 40-G (a few steps from this marker); 492nd Bomb Group (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.
Also see . . .
this page online
2. 459th Fighter Squadron Operations in Burma. CBI Order of Battle website entry (Submitted on May 17, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010
2. 459th Fighter Squadron Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
3. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Memorial Park map and marker listing
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via Flyaway Simulation, Unknown
4. 459th Fighter Squadron P-38J with Twin Dragon markings
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 322 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 17, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on August 18, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
