Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
388th Bomb Group (H)
8th Air Force United States Army Air Forces
| | RAF Knettishall Station 136 23 June 1943 - 5 August 1945 | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2021
1. 388th Bomb Group (H) Marker
with honor and courage in this unit
from 24 Dec 1942 to 28 Aug 1945
"Fortress for Freedom"
305 Missions 8051 Sorties 191 Aircraft Lost
524 KIA 2 MIA 801 POW
222 Enemy Aircraft Destroyed
Erected 1990.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.
Location. 39° 46.772′ N, 84° 6.707′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #175) is in the Memorial Park of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, with museum access off 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: 27th Air Depot Group (here, next to this marker); 49th Troop Carrier Squadron (here, next to this marker); 56th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 62nd Troop Carrier Group (a few steps from this marker); 366th Fighter Group (a few steps from this marker); 449th Bomb Group (H)
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Also see . . .
1. 388th Bomb Group. (Submitted on October 15, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 388th Bombardment Group. (Submitted on October 15, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. 388th Bomb Group Association. (Submitted on October 15, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. 388th Bomb Group Association on Facebook. (Submitted on October 15, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2021
2. 388th Bomb Group (H) Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 358 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 15, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
