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

731st Bomb Squadron (L-NA)

Japan
⎯⎯⎯
Korea 1950 - 1951

— 5th Air Force —

731st Bomb Squadron (L-NA) Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. 731st Bomb Squadron (L-NA) Marker

Inscription.

This memorial is dedicated to the officers and airmen of the 731st Bomb Squadron who served during the Korean War. This was the first Air Force Reserve unit in history to be recalled to duty intact, and the first such to strike the enemy with lead elements flying combat 5 weeks after recall. It was the first unit equipped to fly low level radar night interdiction utilizing the Douglas B-26 and had the honor of flying the 10,000 sortie for the 3rd Bomb Group.

Dedicated June 22, 1990

Erected 1990.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Korean. A significant historical date for this entry is June 22, 1990.

Location. 39° 46.788′ N, 84° 6.675′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #164) is in the Memorial Park of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, with museum access off Springfield Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1100 Spaatz Street, Dayton OH 45431, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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: 456th Bomb Group (here, next to this marker); B-24 Liberator WWII 50th Anniversary Commemoration (here, next to this marker); 4th Ferrying Group

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(here, next to this marker); 93rd Troop Carrier Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 460th Fighter Squadron (a few steps from this marker); Combat Skyspot (a few steps from this marker); 401st Bombardment Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); 447th Bomb Group (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . .
1. NMUSAF Memorial Park Diagram. (Submitted on January 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Kunsan Air Base Vignette: 90th Bomb Squadron (LNI). Has info on the 731st Bomb Squadron (Submitted on January 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

3. 731st Bombardment Squadron. (Submitted on January 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

2. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

3. 731st Bomb Squadron (L-NA) Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 738 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on July 1, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.

731st Bomb Squadron (L-NA)

Japan⎯⎯⎯Korea 1950 - 1951

— 5th Air Force —

Japan
⎯⎯⎯
Korea 1950 - 1951