Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
493rd Bomb Group (H)
8th Air Force
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010
1. 493rd Bomb Group (H) Marker
Honors
Those who served and those who died
Debach England
1944 – 1945
Erected by Veterans of the 493rd Bomb Group (H).
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1944.
Location. 39° 46.763′ N, 84° 6.692′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #198) 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: 49th Fighter Group/Wing (here, next to this marker); Flight Test Crews (a few steps from this marker); B-47 Stratojet (a few steps from this marker); 73rd Bombardment Wing (a few steps from this marker); 310th Bombardment Wing (M) (SAC) (a few steps from this marker); 460th Bombardment Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); Giovanni Pirelli
this page online
Also see . . .
1. 493rd Bomb Group. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on August 23, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. 493rd Bomb Group Museum, Suffolk, England. Museum website homepage (Submitted on January 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010
2. 493rd Bomb Group (H) Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
3. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Memorial Park map and marker listing
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via American Air Museum in Britain, Unknown
4. B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 493rd Bomb Group releases bombs over the target.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 535 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on August 23, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
