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

6th Bomb Group (VH)

313th Bomb Wing (VH) • 20th Air Force

— 24th Squadron • 39th Squadron • 40th Squadron —

6th Bomb Group (VH) Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. 6th Bomb Group (VH) Marker

Inscription.

In memory of all those who served,
to the combat squadrons
and all support units,
to those who were prisoners of war
and especially to our comrades
who gallantly gave their lives
to the cause of freedom.
They above all had victory by valor.

Tinian Island, Marianas Group - 1945

Erected by 6th Bomb Group Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1945.

Location. 39° 46.763′ N, 84° 6.751′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial Wall #1, 067) 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.

Regionally, this marker is in the Dayton Metro

and in the Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western

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World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

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 . . .
1. The 6th Bomb Group Association. (Submitted on July 25, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 6th Bombardment Group. Army Air Force Museum website entry (Submitted on July 25, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

3. 313th Bombardment Group.

Memorial Wall #1 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

2. Memorial Wall #1

Army Air Force Museum website entry (Submitted on July 31, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

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 entries listing
Click for more information.

B29s with the "Circle R" of the 6th Bomb Group approaching bad weather on the way to Japan image. Click for full size.

via 6th Bomb Group Association, unknown

5. B29s with the "Circle R" of the 6th Bomb Group approaching bad weather on the way to Japan

Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 484 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 25, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on July 19, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on July 2, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5. submitted on July 31, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.