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

781st Bombardment Squadron (H)

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

1. 781st Bombardment Squadron (H) Marker

Inscription.
In eternal memory and honor
to our comrades of the
781st Bombardment Squadron (H)
U.S. Army Air Force, who, flying
B-24 Liberators, gave their
lives for peace and righteousness
in the air battles over southern
Europe during World War II, 1944-45

Pantanella AAB, Italy
465th Bombardment Group (H)
15th Air Force

Dedicated 18 September 1987

Erected 1987 by Veterans of the 781st Bomb Squadron (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 September 18, 1987.

Location. 39° 46.753′ N, 84° 6.766′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial #130) 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Operation Babylift (here, next to this marker); Tuskegee Airmen (here, next to this marker); 489th Bomb Squadron (a few steps from this marker); Swiss Internees Association, Inc. (a few steps from this

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marker); 436th Troop Carrier Group (a few steps from this marker); 310th Troop Carrier Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 463rd Bombardment Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); 312th Bomb Group (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . .
1. 781st Bombardment Squadron (H). (Submitted on December 26, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. 781st Bombardment Squadron. (Submitted on December 26, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. 465th Bombardment Group (H). (Submitted on December 26, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010

2. 781st Bombardment Squadron (H) Marker

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for more information.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

3. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

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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 614 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 26, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on June 13, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.