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

World War II Bombardiers

To The Memory And Honor Of...

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009

1. World War II Bombardiers Marker

Inscription.
"The greatest bombing planes in the world take him into battle through every opposition and in thirty seconds over the target he must vindicate the greatest responsibility ever placed upon an individual soldier in the line of duty."
...Eugene L. Eubank
Major General USAF-Retired
(Former Commanding Officer,
19th Bombardment Group)

Erected 1989 by Bombardiers, Inc.

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

Location. 39° 46.729′ N, 84° 6.785′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #056) 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.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro

and in the Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North

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America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 450th Bombardment Group (H) (here, next to this marker); Boy Scouts of America Liberty and Freedom Memorial (a few steps from this marker); 1st Lt Carl D. Nesbitt (a few steps from this marker); 48th Troop Carrier Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 461st Bomb Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); Ohio Air National Guard (a few steps from this marker); 30th Bombardment Group (a few steps from this marker); Frank G. Anger Memorial Park (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . .
1. Bombardier (aircrew). Wikipedia entry (Submitted on May 30, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. World War II Bombardiers. Stalag Luft I website entry (Submitted on December 29, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

3. Norden Bombsight.

Bombardier using a Norden Bombsight image. Click for full size.

Via Worldwar2facts.org, unknown

2. Bombardier using a Norden Bombsight

Wikipedia entry (Submitted on May 30, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for more information.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

3. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Memorial Park map and marker listing
Click for more information.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 559 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 29, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on May 30, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.