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

95th Bomb Group (H)

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

1. 95th Bomb Group (H) Marker

Inscription.

95th Bomb Group (H). . 95th Bomb Group (H) . The bronze sphere is symbolic of the geographically limited world in which the 95th Bomb Group lived and fought during world war two. The black granite of the base is a reminder of the black days of hardship that war forced us to endure and is a special remembrance of those who lost their lives., The formation of B-17s honors the 95th Bomb Group for 321 combat missions and as the leader of the first American bombers to complete a daylight raid on the Nazi capital of Berlin., Activated 15 June 1942 Barksdale, La. Formed October 1942 at Geiger Field Washington Operational 13 May 1943 to 20 April 1945 Lost 156 B-17s in combat - Destroyed 425 enemy aircraft 611 men killed in action - 5 missing - 117 returned wounded 851 POW's - 65 internees - 61 evaders Inactivated 28 August 1945, 95th Bomb Group (H) AAF Station 119 Horham England Air Echelon . 334th Bomb Squadron . 335th Bomb Squadron . 336th Bomb Squadron . 412th Bomb Squdaron, Ground Echelon . 1676th Ordnance S&M Co. . 215th Finance Office . 49th Service Group . 64th Service Squadron . 1285th Military Police Co. . 8th Station Complement . 1210th Quartermaster Co. . 271st Medical Dispensary . 457th Sub Depot . 433rd Air Service Group, 859th Air Engineering Squadron . 683rd Air Material Squadron . 433rd Hqtrs And Base Services Sqdn. . 879th Air Chemical Co. . 18th Weather Detachment . 1029th Ordnance Co. . 2022nd Aviation Fire Platoon, Our Chaplains . Our Red Cross Volunteers, We salute the USAAF and RAF fighter squadrons for their courageous escort support., 95th Bomb Group (H) AAF Station 119 Horham England April 1943 May 1945 . We dedicate this memorial to all members of the 95th Bomb Group (H) and attached units who dedicated themselves to an untiring and unselfish commitment to victory., Their combined efforts resulted in official recognition as the only group in the 8th Air Force to receive three Presidential Distinguished Unit Citations., Regensburg 17 August 1943 Munster 10 October 1943 Berlin 4 March 1944, We pay special tribute to friends and crew members who gave their lives fighting to assure the security of America's freedom. We have encased within the memorial a Purple Heart Medal and a scroll containing the names of each of the 611 men who were killed and 5 men presumed killed in action., Pray for all the brave souls who gave America this gift of freedom. We entrust the gift to you for safe keeping., Dedicated 17, September 1988, Justice With Victory, 95th Bomb Group (H) KIA Memorial . Dedicated to honor those brave young men of the 95th who were killed in action while serving in the European Theater during world war two., First KIA 14 May 1943 - Last KIA 7 May 1945, Dedicated 7 May 1995

95th Bomb Group (H)
The bronze sphere is symbolic of the geographically limited world in which the 95th Bomb Group lived and fought during WW II. The black granite of the base is a reminder of the black days of hardship that war forced us to endure and is a special remembrance of those who lost their lives.

The formation of B-17s honors the 95th Bomb Group for 321 combat missions and as the leader of the first American bombers to complete a daylight raid on the Nazi capital of Berlin.

Activated 15 June 1942 Barksdale, La.
Formed October 1942 at Geiger Field Washington
Operational 13 May 1943 to 20 April 1945
Lost 156 B-17s in combat - Destroyed 425 enemy aircraft
611 men killed in action - 5 missing - 117 returned wounded
851 POW's - 65 internees - 61 evaders
Inactivated 28 August 1945

95th Bomb Group (H)
AAF Station 119 Horham England
Air Echelon
334th Bomb Squadron • 335th Bomb Squadron • 336th Bomb Squadron • 412th Bomb Squdaron

Ground Echelon
1676th Ordnance S&M Co. • 215th Finance Office • 49th Service Group • 64th Service Squadron • 1285th Military Police Co. • 8th Station Complement • 1210th Quartermaster

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Co. • 271st Medical Dispensary • 457th Sub Depot • 433rd Air Service Group

859th Air Engineering Squadron • 683rd Air Material Squadron • 433rd Hqtrs And Base Services Sqdn. • 879th Air Chemical Co. • 18th Weather Detachment • 1029th Ordnance Co. • 2022nd Aviation Fire Platoon

Our Chaplains • Our Red Cross Volunteers

We salute the USAAF and RAF fighter squadrons for their courageous escort support.

95th Bomb Group (H)
AAF Station 119 Horham England
April 1943 May 1945
We dedicate this memorial to all members of the 95th Bomb Group (H) and attached units who dedicated themselves to an untiring and unselfish commitment to victory.

Their combined efforts resulted in official recognition as the only group in the 8th Air Force to receive three Presidential Distinguished Unit Citations.

Regensburg 17 August 1943
Munster 10 October 1943
Berlin 4 March 1944

We pay special tribute to friends and crew members who gave their lives fighting to assure the security of America's freedom. We have encased within the memorial a Purple Heart Medal and a scroll containing the names of each of the 611 men who were killed and 5 men presumed killed

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2. 95th Bomb Group (H) Marker

in action.

Pray for all the brave souls who gave America this gift of freedom. We entrust the gift to you for safe keeping.

Dedicated 17, September 1988

Justice With Victory

95th Bomb Group (H) KIA Memorial
Dedicated to honor those brave young men of the 95th who were killed in action while serving in the European Theater during WW II.

First KIA 14 May 1943 - Last KIA 7 May 1945

Dedicated 7 May 1995

Erected 1988.

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

Location. 39° 46.806′ N, 84° 6.714′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Spaatz Circle and Bong Street, on the right when traveling south on Spaatz Circle. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1100 Spaatz Cir, 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,

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3. 95th Bomb Group (H) Marker

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: Fifth Fighter Squadron (here, next to this marker); Lt. Col. Francis S. Hapner (here, next to this marker); Doolittle Tokyo Raiders (a few steps from this marker); 442nd Troop Carrier Wing (a few steps from this marker); 13th Bomb Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 380th Bomb Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); 417th Night Fighter Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 21st Air Depot Group (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

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Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 92 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 16, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 7, 8. submitted on August 17, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.