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

504th Bomb Group (VH)

313th Bomb Wing • 20th Air Force • WWII

— Tinian, Mariana Islands —

 
 
504th Bomb Group (VH) Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010
1. 504th Bomb Group (VH) Marker
Inscription.

The achievement has been the final victory. Those who gave their lives to gain this end are remembered for more than names on a casualty list. By carrying the battle vigorously to the enemy, they insured the preservation of the American Way of Life. Bless them all.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpacePatriots & PatriotismWar, World II.
 
Location. 39° 46.763′ N, 84° 6.751′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial Wall #1, 099) 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.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 47th Fighter Squadron (here, next to this marker); AC-130A Spectre Gunship II (here, next to this marker); SSgt Forrest Ray Cope (here, next to this marker); Frederick W. Kaufmann, Colonel, USAF (here, next to this marker); USAF Pilot Class 1954E (here, next to this marker); Michael Slepecky, Jr. (here, next to this marker); Army Air Corps Flying Cadet Class 41-B (here, next to

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this marker); Air Resupply and Communications Special Operations (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.
 
Also see . . .
1. 504th Bomb Group. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on August 24, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 

2. 504th Bomb Group Association. Website homepage (Submitted on July 2, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.) 

3. 20th Air Force Association. Website homepage (Submitted on July 2, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.) 

4. 504th Bomb Group Association on Facebook. (Submitted on July 2, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
 
Memorial Wall #1 image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
2. Memorial Wall #1
Memorial Wall #1 image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
3. Memorial Wall #1
NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for more information.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
4. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Memorial Park map and marker listing
Click for more information.
B-29 Superfortresses of the 504th Bombardment Group over Mount Fuji, 1945 image. Click for full size.
via Wikipedia, 1945
5. B-29 Superfortresses of the 504th Bombardment Group over Mount Fuji, 1945
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 587 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 2, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.   4. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.   5. submitted on August 24, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.

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