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

22nd Bombardment Group (M) & (H)

2nd Sq. • 19th Sq. • 408th Sq. • 33rd Sq.

— 5th Air Force —

22nd Bombardment Group (M) & (H) Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. 22nd Bombardment Group (M) & (H) Marker

Inscription.
To Honor Those Who Served

History
The 22nd Bombardment Group was activated on 1 February 1940
First group equipped with Martin “Marauder” B-26 aircraft in early 1941.
Commenced strikes against enemy land, sea, and air forces in the
Southwest Pacific on 6 April 1942. Aircraft losses were replaced with
North American “Mitchell” B-25 aircraft in October 1943. Conversion to
Consolidated “Liberator” B-24 aircraft in 1944 enabled the group
to conduct long range missions throughout the Pacific area
until the end of hostilities.

WWII Campaigns
Antisubmarine, American Theater • East Indies • Air Offensive-Japan
China Defensive • Papau • New Guinea • Bismarck Archipelago
Western Pacific • Leyte • Luzon • China Offensive

Decorations
Distinguished Unit Citations (2) • Philippine Presidential Unit Citation

Dedicated September 1989

Erected 1989.

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

Location. 39° 46.811′ N, 84° 6.687′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can

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be reached from Spaatz Circle. Marker (Memorial #160) 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: 307^th Bombardment Group (HV) (here, next to this marker); 356th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 93rd Bomb Group (H) (here, next to this marker); 45th Air Depot Group (a few steps from this marker); 486^th Bomb Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 398th Bomb Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); 487th Bomb Group (H) Association

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

2. 22nd Bombardment Group (M) & (H) Marker

(a few steps from this marker); 351st Bombardment Group Memorial (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . .
1. 22nd Bombardment Group. (Submitted on October 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 22nd Bomb Group "The Red Raiders" in Australia during WW2. (Submitted on October 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. 22nd Bombardment Group. (Submitted on October 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. 22nd Bombardment Group. (Submitted on October 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

3. 22nd Bombardment Group (M) & (H) Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

4. 22nd Bombardment Group (M) & (H) Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

5. 22nd Bombardment Group (M) & (H) Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 447 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 1, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.