Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
96th Bomb Group Association
In Memorium
Snetterton-Heath, England
1943-1945
320 Missions 8924 Sorties
938 Killed 206 B-17's Lost
Two Distinguished Unit Citations
Erected 1993 by 96th Bomb Group Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.
Location. 39° 46.745′ N, 84° 6.832′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Bong Street 0.3 miles south of Springfield Street, on the right when traveling south. The marker (Memorial #222) is in the Memorial Park of the National Museum of the United States Air Force with museum access from Springfield Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1100 Spaatz Street, Dayton OH 45431, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s 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 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: 671st Bomb Squadron (here, next to this marker); 4950th Test Wing Crash Memorial (here, next to this marker); For All Who Served (a few steps from this marker); Enlisted Aerial Gunners (a few steps from this marker); 2nd Bomb Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); United States Air Force Security Police (a few steps from this marker); 6147th Tactical Control Group "Mosquitos" (within shouting distance of this marker); 27th Fighter Bomber Group (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.
Also see . . .
1. 96th Bomb Group (H) Association. (Submitted on January 1, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. RAF Snetterton Heath. (Submitted on January 1, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. National Museum of the US Air Force. (Submitted on April 20, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,095 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on April 20, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos: 1. submitted on January 1, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on July 1, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.


