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

491st Bombardment Group (H)

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Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010

1. 491st Bombardment Group (H) Marker

Inscription.

"No other 8th Air Force Group was
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. 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 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

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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); 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); Navigators and Observers (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . . 491st Bombardment Group. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on August 23, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010

2. 491st Bombardment Group (H) Marker

Flat marker along walkway, between benches. Looking ENE.

852nd Bomb Squadron Bench image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010

3. 852nd Bomb Squadron Bench

With support units

853rd Bomb Squadron Bench image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010

4. 853rd Bomb Squadron Bench

With support units

854th Bomb Squadron Bench image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010

5. 854th Bomb Squadron Bench

With support units

855th Bomb Squadron Bench image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010

6. 855th Bomb Squadron Bench

With support units

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for more information.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

7. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Memorial Park map and marker listing
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A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. image. Click for full size.

via American Air Museum in Britain, 1944

8. A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 725 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 7, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 8, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 7. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 8. submitted on August 23, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.