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

97th Bombardment Group

Hdqts., 340th, 341st, 342nd, 414th [Bomb Squadrons]

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009

1. 97th Bombardment Group Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated to
the Americans who served
their country
as members of
The
97th Bombardment Group
1942 - 1945
483 missions flown

Materials for this memorial were obtained
from the theatres where the 97th Bombardment
Group operated in World War II

The Linden tree from England
The white marble from Italy
The black granite from Africa

Erected by 97th Bomb Group Reunion Association.

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

Location. 39° 46.787′ N, 84° 6.756′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #117) 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,

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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: 488th Bomb Squadron "M" (a few steps from this marker); 82nd Fighter Group (a few steps from this marker); Fifth Airdrome Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 301st Bombardment Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); 58th Bomb Wing (a few steps from this marker); 7th Combat Cargo Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 15th Troop Carrier Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 13th “Jungle” Air Force (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . .
1. NMUSAF Memorial Park Diagram. (Submitted on January 23, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 97th Bombardment Group. (Submitted on January 23, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

97th Bombardment Group Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009

2. 97th Bombardment Group Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009

3. 97th Bombardment Group Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009

4. 97th Bombardment Group Memorial

Looking east.

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

5. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,500 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 23, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.