Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
34th Bomb Group (Heavy)
Valor To Victory
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009
1. 34th Bomb Group (Heavy) Marker
To the American airmen of the 34th who in valor gave their lives to the victory that made real the challenge for world peace and unity.
The 34th Heavy Bombardment Group, a unit of the United States Air Force in World War II Apr. 1944 - June 1945, Mendlesham Aerodrome, Suffolk, England.
Erected by 34th Bomb Group Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II.
Location. 39° 46.823′ N, 84° 6.739′ W. Memorial is in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Circle. Marker (Memorial #32) 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 45433, 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: 91st Bomb Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); 94th Troop Carrier Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 43rd Bombardment Group (a few steps from this marker); 303rd Bomb Group 'H' (a few steps from this marker); Alexander P. de Seversky
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Also see . . . 34th Bomb Group. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on August 5, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009
2. 34th Bomb Group (Heavy) Marker
First marker on left side of walkway, with 5th Air Force Memorial at distant left beyond the 34BG marker. Looking southwest.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
3. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Memorial Park Map and marker listing
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via American Air Museum in Britain, unknown
4. A battle damaged B-24J Liberator (s/n 44-40468) nicknamed "Mean Kid" of the 34th Bomb Group
Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,780 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 27, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on August 5, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
