Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
491st Bombardment Group (H)
Ringmasters
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010
1. 491st Bombardment Group (H) Marker
committed to action so fast -
flew so many missions in so short a time -
achieving such fine results."
14th CBW Final Report (1945)
Distinguished Unit Citation
26 November 1944
Air Offensive Europe Normandy
Northern France Rhineland
Ardennes Central Europe
Dedicated 19 Oct 1990
[On Adjoining Benches]
852nd 852rd 854th 855th
Squadrons
[Support Units]
479 Sub Depot 1261 MP Company
1234 Quartermaster Company 2109 Engineer Company
326 Station Complement 1450 Ordnance Company
266 Medical 208 Finance
Erected 1990 by 491st Bomb Group Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is November 26, 1944.
Location. 39° 46.728′ N, 84° 6.745′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #257) 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
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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 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: Major Richard A Keylor Sr (here, next to this marker); Major General Frederic H. Miller, Jr., USAF (here, next to this marker); Pilot Class 42-I (here, next to this marker); Airmen of World War I (a few steps from this marker); 60th Troop Carrier Group (a few steps from this marker); 354th Fighter Group (a few steps from this marker); State of Ohio Pearl Harbor Survivors (a few steps from this marker); Charles U. Rapp, Jr. (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.
Also see . . . 491st Bombardment Group.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010
2. 491st Bombardment Group (H) Marker
Flat marker along walkway, between benches. Looking ENE.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010
3. 852nd Bomb Squadron Bench
With support units
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010
4. 853rd Bomb Squadron Bench
With support units
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010
5. 854th Bomb Squadron Bench
With support units
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010
6. 855th Bomb Squadron Bench
With support units
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
7. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Memorial Park map and marker listing
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via American Air Museum in Britain, 1944
8. A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025
9. 491st Bombardment Group (H) Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,054 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 7, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 8, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 7. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 8. submitted on August 23, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 9. submitted on July 1, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.
