13th Jungle Air Force
Activated 13 January 1943 on Noumea, New Caledonia, the 13th Air Force constituted a major element of Command Air Solomons and took part in the Guadalcanal and New Guinea Campaigns, including action over New Georgia and Bougainville. Later, they participated in the reduction of Rabaul and the air offensive against Truk. Following the Allied victory in the South Pacific Theater, the 13th joined with the 5th Air Force and attacked strategic targets in the Netherlands, East Indies and the Philippines. When Japan surrendered, the 13th was deploying to Okinawa in preparation for the assault on the Japanese home islands.
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 January 13, 1943.
Location. 39° 46.778′ N, 84° 6.757′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial Wall #2, Center) 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: 15th Troop Carrier Squadron (here, next to this marker); USAF Pilot Class 49C (here, next to this marker);
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Also see . . .
1. 13th Air Force USAAF 1942 - 1945 The "Jungle Air Force". Oz at War website entry (Submitted on August 14, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. 13th Air Force Veterans. Website homepage (Submitted on April 20, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
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Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,256 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 20, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 6. submitted on August 14, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
