Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
29th Bomb Group (VH)
314th Bomb Wing (VH) • 20th Air Force
— 6th Bomb Sq. • 43rd Bomb Sq. • 52nd Bomb Sq. —
their country valiantly during B-29
combat operations in WWII from
Guam, Mariana Islands.
Activated April 1944 to May 1946
Distinguished Unit Citations
March and June 1945
Erected by Members of the 29th Bomb Group (VH).
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1944.
Location. 39° 46.763′ N, 84° 6.751′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial Wall #1, 084) 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); 504th Bomb Group (VH) (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 this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
Also see . . . 29th Bomb Group History. Army Air Corps World War II website entry (Submitted on February 28, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 28, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 370 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 28, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on July 19, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 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 July 31, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.