Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
315th Bombardment Wing (VH)
315th Bombardment Wing (VH)
XXI Bomber Command, 20th Air Force Northwest Field, Guam 1944-1945
"A new chapter in air power"
Bomb Groups
16th 331st 501st 502nd
Air Service Groups
24th 73rd 75th 76th
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II.
Location. 39° 46.783′ N, 84° 6.715′ 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 Circle, 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: 367th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 485th Fighter Squadron (here, next to this marker); 5th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); Fifteenth Air Force (here, next to this marker); 99th Bombardment Group (H) (here, next to this marker); 306th Bombardment Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); 449th Bomb Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); 12th Bombardment Group (Medium) (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 70 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 16, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.


