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
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. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #148) is in the Memorial Park of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, with
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Regionally, this marker 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: 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)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009
2. 458th Bombardment Group (H) Memorial
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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.)
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
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009
5. 458th Bombardment Group (H) Emblems
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
6. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Memorial Park map and marker listing
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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.
Photographed by Museum personnel, October 3, 1987
8. Dedication photo
This photo was taken at the museum for the dedication of the memorial. These are 458th members and their families who joined them.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,062 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 26, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 6. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 7. submitted on August 18, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 8. submitted on January 10, 2026, by Sara Grivas of Livonia, Michigan.
