Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

345th Bombardment Group

Air Apaches

— In Tribute to Those Who Served —

345th Bombardment Group Marker image. Click for full size.

By William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009

1. 345th Bombardment Group Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Fifth Air Force B-25 Strafers
11 November 1942 to 29 December 1945

Vital Statistics for the 345th Bomb Group
Asia-Pacific Theater WWII

Sorties 10,609 • Strike Sorties 9,120
Combat Flying Hours 58,562
Number of Bombs Dropped 58,171
Tons of Bombs Dropped 6,340
Ammunition Expended 12,586,000
Aircraft Lost 177
Personnel Lost on Flights 580
Total Personnel Lost 712

Losses Inflicted
Shipping Destroyed - 260 Vessels, 202,600 Tons
[Shipping] Damaged - 275 Vessels, 114,736 Tons
Aircraft Destroyed - 260 on Ground, 107 in Air

Campaigns
New Guinea; Bismarck Archipelago;
China Defensive; Southern Philippines;
Leyte; Luzon; Western Pacific;
China Offensive; Air Offensive, Japan

Dedicated 7 Sept. 1984

Erected 1984 by 345th Bomb Group Association.

Location. 39° 46.781′ N, 84° 6.778′ W. Marker is in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial #143) is in

B-25 on 345th Bomb Group Marker image. Click for full size.

By William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009

2. B-25 on 345th Bomb Group Marker

the Memorial Park of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, with museum access off Springfield Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1100 Spaatz Street, Dayton OH 45433, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 376th Heavy Bombardment Group (here, next to this marker); 389th Bomb Group (here, next to this marker); 341st Fighter Squadron (here, next to this marker); 805th Engineer Aviation Battalion (a few steps from this marker); 392nd Bomb Group (Heavy) (a few steps from this marker); 459th Bomb Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); Staff Sgt Joseph J. Terbay (a few steps from this marker); 32nd Troop Carrier Squadron (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

Also see . . .
1. NMUSAF Memorial Park Diagram. (Submitted on July 11, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. 345th Bombardment Group Association. (Submitted on July 11, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. 345th Bomb Group Association (New). (Submitted on July 11, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

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

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By William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009

3. 345th Bomb Group Squadron Markers

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4. 345th Bombardment Group Marker

345th Bombardment Group Marker (Back) image. Click for full size.

By William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009

5. 345th Bombardment Group Marker (Back)

345th Bombardment Group Memorial image. Click for full size.

By William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009

6. 345th Bombardment Group Memorial

Looking SW.

345th Bombardment Group Bench image. Click for full size.

By William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009

7. 345th Bombardment Group Bench

Four benches surround the memorial, with the "345th BG" engraved on one side and a squadron on the other side.

498th Bombardment Squadron Bench image. Click for full size.

By William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009

8. 498th Bombardment Squadron Bench

Four benches surround the memorial, with the "345th BG" engraved on one side and a squadron on the other side.

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for full size.

By William Fischer, Jr.

9. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on July 11, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,130 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on July 11, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 9. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.