Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
102nd Observation Squadron
New York National Guard
— WWII —
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010
1. 102nd Observation Squadron Marker
15 October 1940
Dedicated 5 September 1997
Erected 1997.
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, 064) 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.
Also see . . .
1. 102nd Rescue Squadron Lineage.
this page online
2. Hempstead Armory, home to the 102nd Observation Squadron. New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center website entry (Submitted on March 31, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
2. Memorial Wall #1
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
3. Memorial Wall #1
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
4. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Memorial Park map and marker sites listing
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5. Douglas O-46 aircraft of the 102nd Observation Squadron
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 266 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 31, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 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 22, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
