Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
494th Bomb Group
Kelley's Kobras
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010
1. 494th Bomb Group Marker
Campaigns
Eastern Mandates – Western Pacific
Luzon – Southern Philippine Islands
Ryukyus – China and
Air Offensive of Japan
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.
Location. 39° 46.778′ N, 84° 6.757′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial Wall #2, 040) 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. 15th Troop Carrier Squadron (here, next to this marker); 13th “Jungle” Air Force (here, next to this marker); USAF Pilot Class 49C (here, next to this marker); The EC-47 ARDF Mission (here, next to this marker); USAF Pilot Class 48-C (here, next to this marker); B/G Edward J Hopkins (here, next to this marker); 9th Photo Recon Squadron (here, next to this marker); Marvin T. Koerner, P.E. (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.
Also see . . .
1. 494th Bombardment Group
this page online
2. 494th Bombardment Group. Army Air Corps website entry (Submitted on April 28, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
2. NMUSAF Memorial Wall #2
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
3. NMUSAF Memorial Wall #2
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
4. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Memorial Park map and marker listing
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via World War II Database, 1943
5. B-24 Liberator bombers of the 494th Bomb Group at Barking Sands Airstrip, Kauai, Hawaii.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 364 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 28, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on April 25, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on April 20, 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 23, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
