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

1st AACS, Mobile

From March 1952 Until January 1975

— "1st In Last Out" —

1st AACS, Mobile Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. 1st AACS, Mobile Marker

Inscription.

Provided mobile communications and air traffic control support to operations in Korea, the Pacific, South Pacific and Vietnam.

Decorations
Presidential Unit Citations (Southeast Asia)
Three Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards
with Combat "V" device
Five Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
Philippine Republic Unit Citation
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm

[Border of marker reads]
Palmyra • Quemoy • Matsu • Taiwan • Penhyrn • Hawaii • Japan • Australia • Philippines • New Zealand • Guam • Okinawa • Wake Island • Johnson Island • Eniwetok • Indo China • Thailand • Iwo Jima • Midway

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Cold • War, Korean • War, Vietnam.

Location. 39° 46.763′ N, 84° 6.751′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial Wall #1, 107) 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

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(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 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 . . . 1st Combat Communications Squadron. Wikipedia entry:
Successor to the 1st AACS, Mobile (Submitted on July 30, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

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2. 1st Combat Communications Squadron Insignia

Memorial Wall #1 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

3. Memorial Wall #1

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

4. Memorial Wall #1

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Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

5. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

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Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 444 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 3, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on July 30, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on July 2, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.