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

69th Fighter Squadron

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

1. 69th Fighter Squadron Marker

Inscription. 69th Fighter Squadron
5th Air Force
Asiatic Pacific Campaign
Nov. 1943 • Sept 1945

69th Fighter-Bomber Squadron
Korea
July 1952 • July 1953

69th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Persian Gulf
Jan. 1991 • Feb. 1991

To honor all 69th Squadron personnel
for their devoted service to our country
and the cause of freedom

Dedicated 5 October 1996

Erected 1996 by the 69th Werewolves Reunion Association.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, Korean • War, World II.

Location. 39° 46.763′ N, 84° 6.751′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial Wall #1, 034) 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)

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(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 . . . 69th Fighter Squadron. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on August 29, 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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69th Fighter Squadron F-84E Thunderjet (s/n 51-535) Taegu Air Base (K-2), South Korea, 1952 image. Click for full size.

via Wikipedia, 1952

5. 69th Fighter Squadron F-84E Thunderjet (s/n 51-535) Taegu Air Base (K-2), South Korea, 1952

Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 416 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 8, 2016, 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 29, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.