Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
456th Bomb Group
15th Air Force
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010
1. 456th Bomb Group Marker
1944 Cerignola, Italy 1946
In honor of those who served
Dedicated Septeber 1992
Erected 1992 by 456th Bomb Group Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II.
Location. 39° 46.788′ N, 84° 6.671′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial #162) 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. 731st Bomb Squadron (L-NA) (here, next to this marker); B-24 Liberator WWII 50th Anniversary Commemoration (here, next to this marker); 460th Fighter Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 4th Ferrying Group (a few steps from this marker); Combat Skyspot (a few steps from this marker); 401st Bombardment Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); Forward Air Controllers Memorial (a few steps from this marker); 93rd Troop Carrier Squadron (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.
Also see . . .
this page online
1. 456th Bomb Group. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on August 18, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. 456th Bombardment Group. Army Air Corps in WWII website entry (Submitted on January 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010
2. 456th Bomb Group Marker
At right foreground. Looking northeast.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
3. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Memorial Park map and marker listing
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via American Air Museum in Britain, 1945
4. A B-24 Liberator of the 456th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in Agadir, 1945.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 867 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on August 18, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
