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

73rd Bombardment Wing

20th Air Force

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

1. 73rd Bombardment Wing Marker

Inscription.

In honor of those who served with the 73rd Bombardment Wing on Saipan 1944-1945

Flying B-29 Superfortresses from Isely Field, the 73rd Bombardment Wing and its supporting units in the Marianas contributing significantly to the American victory in the Pacific Theater in World War II.

1033 men of the 73rd made the supreme sacrifice.

Dedicated 14 May, 1993

Erected 1993.

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 May 14, 1993.

Location. 39° 46.765′ N, 84° 6.702′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #250) 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 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: 310th Bombardment Wing (M) (SAC) (here, next to this marker); B-47 Stratojet (a few steps from this marker); Flight Test Crews (a few steps from this marker); Giovanni Pirelli (a few steps

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from this marker); 460th Bombardment Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); 388th Bomb Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); 49th Troop Carrier Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 493rd Bomb Group (H) (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . .
1. 73rd Bombardment Wing. Army Air Force Museum and Library website entry (Submitted on December 15, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. The story of the 73rd: the unofficial history of the 73rd Bomb Wing. Bangor Public Library website entry (Submitted on December 15, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

3. WWII Heroes from 73rd BW tour McConnell AFB. McConnell AFB website entry (Submitted on January 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for more information.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

2. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Memorial Park map and marker sites listing
Click for more information.

B-29 Superfortresses from 500th BG, 73rd BW of 20th Air Force dropping incendiary bombs over Japan. image. Click for full size.

via Defense Media Network, 1945

3. B-29 Superfortresses from 500th BG, 73rd BW of 20th Air Force dropping incendiary bombs over Japan.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

4. 73rd Bombardment Wing Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 726 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on December 15, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on July 1, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.