Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
325th Fighter Group
317th • 318th • 319th Fighter Squadrons
— P-40 • P-47 • P-51 —
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010
1. 325th Fighter Group Marker
U.S. Army Air Force
Mediterranean Theater
12th Air Force • 15th Air Force
1942 - 1945
Honoring Those Who Served
Dedicated 30 August 1996
Erected 1996.
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, 032) 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 . . .
this page online
1. 325th Fighter Group. Website homepage (Submitted on June 12, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. The Checkertail Organization. Website homepage (Submitted on June 12, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Memorial Planned for "Checkertails of Lesina". Vintage Aviation News website entry (Submitted on June 12, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
2. Memorial Wall #1 Detail
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
3. Memorial Wall #1
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
4. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Memorial Park map and marker listing
Click for more information.
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via Vintage Avaition News, unknown
5. A 325th FG P-51D Mustang at Lesina
Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 337 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 12, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on May 31, 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 3, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
