Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
446th Bomb Group (H)
20th Combat Wing, Second Air Division, 8th Air Force
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009
1. 446th Bomb Group (H) Memorial
and Supporting Units
25th Station Complement Sqdn (SP) 1214th QM Co. Service Group AVN (RS) 885th Chemical Company 378th Air Service Group HQ and HQ Sqdn 1248th MP Co. (AVN) 2967th Finance Det. 558th Army Postal Unit 1821st Ordnance Supply & Maint. Co. (AVN) 260th Medical Dispensary AVN (RS) 815th Air Engineering Sqdn 639th Materiel Sqdn 460th Sub Depot Class I 212th Finance Section 559th Army Postal Unit 2035th Engineer (Aviation) Fire Fighting Plts.
273 Combat Missions 58 Aircraft Lost
34 Enemy Aircraft Destroyed 11 Probable 8 Damaged
Army Air Force Station 125, Bungay, England
November 1943 - July 1945
In honor of over 410 comrades killed in action
Dedicated July 8, 1986
Erected 1986 by 446th Bomb Group Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II.
Location. 39° 46.812′ N, 84° 6.733′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Circle. Marker (Memorial #99) is in the Memorial Park of
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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: 448th Bombardment Group (here, next to this marker); 364th Fighter Group (a few steps from this marker); 43rd Bombardment Group (a few steps from this marker); 4th Air Depot Group (a few steps from this marker); Purple Heart Memorial (a few steps from this marker); 5th Air Force (a few steps from this marker); 352nd Fighter Group (a few steps from this marker); 13th Bomb Squadron (a few steps from this
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009
2. 446th Bomb Group (H) Memorial
Looking west, with 5th Air Force Memorial in background.
Also see . . .
1. 446th Bomb Group. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on August 16, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. 446th Bomb Group Association. Association website homepage (Submitted on February 17, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. 446th Bomb Group USAAF. Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum website entry (Submitted on August 16, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
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 B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Susu" of the 707th Bomb Squadron, 446th Bomb Group
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,309 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 17, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on August 16, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
