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

89th Attack Squadron

3rd Bomb Group (L), 5th Air Force

— Feb. 25, 1942 - Sept. 2, 1945 —

89th Attack Squadron Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. 89th Attack Squadron Marker

Inscription.

Southwest Pacific - P.I. - Okinawa

Dedicated to those who served with the 89th Attack Squadron in World War II, and in memory of those members who lost their lives in the service of their country.

[Dedicated] Oct. 24, 1990

Erected 1990 by 89th Attack Squadron Association.

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 1990.

Location. 39° 46.762′ N, 84° 6.722′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #179) 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,

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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: 87th Depot Repair Squadron (here, next to this marker); The F-86 "Sabre" (here, next to this marker); 37th Fighter Squadron (a few steps from this marker); Aviation Cadet Pilot Class 42-B (a few steps from this marker); The Pyramidiers (a few steps from this marker); Air Force Operational Management Memorial (a few steps from this marker); World War II Air Commandos (a few steps from this marker); 48th Fighter Squadron (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . . 3rd Bombardment Group. Oz at War website entry (Submitted on November 26, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for more information.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

2. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Memorial Park map and marker listing
Click for more information.

A US Douglas A-20 Havoc of the 89th Squadron, 3rd Attack Group image. Click for full size.

via Dequalized, 1944

3. A US Douglas A-20 Havoc of the 89th Squadron, 3rd Attack Group

Taken at the moment it clears a Japanese merchant ship following a successful skip bombing attack at Wewak, New Guinea, March 1944.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 22, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 532 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 23, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on November 26, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.