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

416th Bombardment Group (L)

World War II - European Theater

— 1943 - 1945 —

416th Bombardment Group (L) Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. 416th Bombardment Group (L) Marker

Inscription.
Bombardment Squadrons
668th - 669th - HQ - 670th - 671st
- Support Units -
4th Ser. Grp - 79th Sta. Comp.
199th Med. Det. - Red Cross
21st Weather - 1297th Mil. Police

Dedicated in Memory of the Gallant 416th Airmen and Diligent Support Personnel Whose Supreme Sacrifices Aided in Preserving Freedom throughout the World.

A-26 Invader • "First in the World"

A-20 Havoc • "First in the ETO"

Erected 1993.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1297.

Location. 39° 46.72′ N, 84° 6.796′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #225) 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.

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: Americans Home From Siberia (here, next to this marker); 96th Depot Repair Squadron (here, next to this marker); Eleventh Air Force (here, next to this marker);

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AAF - USAF Crash Rescue Boat Association (a few steps from this marker); 292nd Joint Assault Signal Company (a few steps from this marker); Ohio Air National Guard (a few steps from this marker); USAF Helicopter Pilots (a few steps from this marker); 1st Lt Carl D. Nesbitt (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . . 416th Bomb Group. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on August 12, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for more information.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

2. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Memorial Park map and marker listing
Click for more information.

A-26 Invader (F6-P, s/n 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group image. Click for full size.

via American Air Museum in Britain, unknown

3. A-26 Invader (F6-P, s/n 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

4. 416th Bombardment Group (L) Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 637 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 2, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on August 12, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on July 1, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.