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

47th Troop Carrier Squadron

9th Air Force

— 1942 – 1945 —

47th Troop Carrier Squadron Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. 47th Troop Carrier Squadron Marker

Inscription.

To honor the members of the
47th Troop Carrier Squadron
who served their country during WWII

Airborne Assault
Sicily • Italy • Normandy
Holland • Germany

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

Location. 39° 46.763′ N, 84° 6.751′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial Wall #1, 081) 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 (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.

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1. 47th Troop Carrier Squadron

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. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on August 20, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. D-Day Units: 9th Air Force - IX Troop Carrier Command. American D-Day website entry (Submitted on February 28, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

3. RAF Folkingham - History. Liquisearch website entry (Submitted on August 20, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Memorial Wall #1 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

2. Memorial Wall #1

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

3. Memorial Wall #1

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for more information.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

4. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Memorial Park map and marker listing
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C-47 Skytrain and personnel of 47th Troop Carrier Squadron, 313 TCG, 52 TCW, 9AF image. Click for full size.

via U.S. Militaria Forum, Unknown

5. C-47 Skytrain and personnel of 47th Troop Carrier Squadron, 313 TCG, 52 TCW, 9AF

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 28, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 249 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 28, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on July 19, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on July 2, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on August 20, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.