Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
73rd Bomb Squadron (M)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010
1. 73rd Bomb Squadron (M) Marker
to the members of the squadron who
served in Alaska and the
action in the Aleutian Islands
from 24 March 1941 to 6 October 1943
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.
Location. 39° 46.763′ N, 84° 6.751′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial Wall #1, 011) 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.
Also see . . .
1. 73rd Special Operations Squadron. Wikipedia entry:
current iteration of 73rd
this page online
2. 73rd Bomber Squadron. National Park Service Aleutian Islands World War II National Historic Area, Alaska (Submitted on May 30, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. B26 website homepage. Dedicated to Martin B-26 Marauder Men who fought in World War II. (Submitted on December 24, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
2. Memorial Wall #1
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
3. Memorial Wall #1
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
4. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Memorial Park map and marker listing
Click for more information.
Click for more information.
via World War II Database, 1942
5. B-26 Marauder with the 73rd Bomb Squadron armed with a Mark XIII aerial torpedo
Fort Randall Army Airfield, Cold Bay, Alaska; 11 May 1942
Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 236 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 30, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on March 31, 2016, 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 December 24, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
