Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
486th Bomb Squadron
340th Bomb Group – 57th Bomb Wing
— 1942 – 1945 —
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2021
1. 486th Bomb Squadron Marker
Africa • Sicily • Corsica • Italy
Dedicated 20 October 1989
Erected 1989.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.
Location. 39° 46.805′ N, 84° 6.691′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial #170) 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. 398th Bomb Group (H) (here, next to this marker); "Manhattan Maiden" B-24 (44-42142) (here, next to this marker); 356th Fighter Group (a few steps from this marker); 29th Bomb Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 22nd Bombardment Group (M) & (H) (a few steps from this marker); 307th Bombardment Group (HV) (a few steps from this marker); 93rd Bomb Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); 487th Bomb Group (H) Association (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.
Also see . . .
1. 340th Bomb Group.
this page online
2. 340th Bombardment Group. (Submitted on October 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. A History of the 340th. Bombardment Group. (Submitted on October 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. 486th Bomb Squadron History. (Submitted on October 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Additional keywords. 486th Bomb Squadron
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2021
2. 486th Bomb Squadron Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 103 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
