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

458th Bombardment Group (H)

2nd Air Div Assn • 8th Air Force

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

1. 458th Bombardment Group (H) Marker

Inscription.
752nd Bomb Sqdn • 753rd Bomb Sqdn
754th Bomb Sqdn • 755th Bomb Sqdn

Dedicated to the memory of our 275 comrades who died in World War II while participating in 240 combat missions flown from Horsham St Faith, Norwich, England, into enemy occupied Europe

24 Apr 1943 - 25 April 1945

by the four bomb squadrons and their support units
60th Station Complement Squadron
469th Sub-Depot • 1105th Quartermaster Company
258th Medical Dispensary • 211th Finance Section-Aviation
2983rd Finance Detachment
2016th Engineer Aviation Firefighter Platoon
1119th Military Police Company
130th Army Postal Unit • 858th Chemical Company

Dedicated 3 October 1987

Erected 1987 by Veterans of the 458th Bombardment Group (H).

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is April 25, 1945.

Location. 39° 46.754′ N, 84° 6.78′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial #148) is in 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 45431, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 13th Bomb Sqdn., 3rd Bomb Gp. (a few steps from this marker); 436th Troop Carrier Group (a few steps from this marker); 489th Bomb Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 13th Bombardment Squadron (Light-Night Intruder) (a few steps from this marker); 381st Bomb Group (H) B-17 and 432nd Air Service Group (a few steps from this marker); 781st Bombardment Squadron (H) (a few steps from this marker); Tuskegee Airmen (a few steps from this marker); 463rd Bombardment Group (H) (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . . 458th Bombardment Group. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on August 18, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

458th Bombardment Group (H) Memorial image. Click for more information.

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

2. 458th Bombardment Group (H) Memorial

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Bench at 458th Bomb Group (H) Memorial image. Click for full size.

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

3. Bench at 458th Bomb Group (H) Memorial

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

4. Bench at 458th Bomb Group (H) Memorial

458th Bombardment Group (H) Emblems image. Click for full size.

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

5. 458th Bombardment Group (H) Emblems

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for more information.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

6. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Memorial Park map and marker listing
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A B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40281) nicknamed "A Dog's Life" of the 458th Bomb Group. image. Click for full size.

via American Air Museum in Britain, Unknown

7. A B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40281) nicknamed "A Dog's Life" of the 458th Bomb Group.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 691 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 26, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 6. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 7. submitted on August 18, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.