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

301st Bombardment Group (H)

In Memoriam

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

1. 301st Bombardment Group (H) Marker

Inscription. To our brave and honored airmen
who made the supreme sacrifice
so this nation would remain free
32nd, 352nd, 353rd, 419th
Combat Squadrons and Support Units
1942 - 1945

Activated 3 Feb 42, Geiger Field, Washington
Deployed to England August, 1942.
Air Strikes in European, African,
Middle East Theaters with
8th, 12th, 15th USAAF's.
Launched over 450 combat missions
Two Distinguished Unit Citations

Dedicated May 1986

Erected 1986 by 301st Bombardment Group Association.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is May 13, 1986.

Location. 39° 46.784′ N, 84° 6.762′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #138) 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.

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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: 82nd Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 459th Bomb Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); 392nd Bomb Group (Heavy) (a few steps from this marker); 97th Bombardment Group (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); USAF Pilot Class 49C (a few steps from this marker); The EC-47 ARDF Mission (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . .
1. 301st Bomb Group. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on August 1, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. 301st Bombardment Group Association. Association website homepage

301st Bombardment Group (H) Marker Detail image. Click for full size.

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

2. 301st Bombardment Group (H) Marker Detail

(Submitted on July 11, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for more information.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

3. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Memorial Park map and marker listing
Click for more information.

B-17G-10-BO s/n42-31473 "My Baby" of 301st BG 99th BG 2nd BG image. Click for full size.

via American Air Museum in Britain, unknown

4. B-17G-10-BO s/n42-31473 "My Baby" of 301st BG 99th BG 2nd BG

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 865 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 11, 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 1, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.