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

398th Bomb Group (H)

600th • 601st • 602nd • 603rd Squadrons

— 8th Air Force —

398th Bomb Group (H) Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2021

1. 398th Bomb Group (H) Marker

Inscription.

Dedicated to the honor of those
airmen of the 398th who valiantly served
in defense of the Free World

B-17 Flying Fortress-WWII
Nuthampstead, Hertlordshire, England UK
6 May 1944 to 25 April 1945
195 Combat Missions
58 Aircraft Missing In Action

Dedicated 22 September 1989

Erected 1989.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.

Location. 39° 46.807′ N, 84° 6.694′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial #192) 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. 486^th Bomb Squadron (here, next to this marker); "Manhattan Maiden" B-24 (44-42142) (a few steps from this marker); 307^th Bombardment Group (HV) (a few steps from this marker); 29^th Bomb Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 22nd Bombardment Group (M) & (H) (a few steps from

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this marker); 356th Fighter Group (a few steps from this marker); 45th Air Depot Group (a few steps from this marker); 93rd Bomb Group (H) (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . .
1. 398th Bomb Group Memorial Association. (Submitted on October 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. 398th Bomb Group. (Submitted on October 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. 398th Bombardment Group. (Submitted on October 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2021

2. 398th Bomb Group (H) 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 162 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.