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

391st Bombardment Group (Medium)

572nd, 573rd, 574th and HQ Squadrons • 9th Air Force

— With Wings of Courage —

391st Bombardment Group (Medium) Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010

1. 391st Bombardment Group (Medium) Marker

Inscription.

From bases in England, France, and Belgium, February 1944 until May 1945, the Group flew 149 missions, 10,124 sorties over enemy territory and dropped 15,786 tons of bombs on assigned targets

Battle Credits Awarded
Air Defense, Europe • Normandy
Northern France • Ardennes
Central Europe • Rhineland

Distinguished Unit Citation
December 1944

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1944.

Location. 39° 46.763′ N, 84° 6.751′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial Wall #1, 127) 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

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(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. 391st Bomb Group. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on August 8, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. B-26 website homepage. Dedicated to Martin B-26 Marauder Men who fought in World War II. (Submitted on July 19, 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

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
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Martin Marauder B-26 (s/n 42-95844 'Powerful Katrinka') 574BS, 391BG, 9AF. image. Click for full size.

via American Air Museum in Britain, unknown

5. Martin Marauder B-26 (s/n 42-95844 'Powerful Katrinka') 574BS, 391BG, 9AF.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 265 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 19, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on July 4, 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 August 8, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.