Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
398th Bomb Group (H)
600th 601st 602nd 603rd Squadrons
| | 8th Air Force | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2021
1. 398th Bomb Group (H) Marker
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. Memorial is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. 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. 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 486th Bomb Squadron (here, next to this marker); "Manhattan Maiden" B-24 (44-42142) (a few steps from this marker); 307th Bombardment Group (HV) (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); 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 Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 398th Bomb Group. (Submitted on October 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. 398th Bombardment Group. (Submitted on October 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
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 Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 312 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
