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

Americans Home From Siberia

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

1. Americans Home From Siberia Marker

Inscription.
In honor of 291 Airmen of Crew 8 Doolittle Raiders, 11th and 20th Air Forces and Fleet Air Wing 4 held captive in the USSR during Apr 42 - Aug 45, and in memory of the four Airmen who died in the USSR, casualties of long range missions against the Japanese Kurile Islands.

Dedicated 7 Oct 94

Erected 1994.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.

Location. 39° 46.718′ N, 84° 6.796′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #216) 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: 416th Bombardment Group (L) (here, next to this marker); 96th Depot Repair Squadron (here, next to this marker); AAF - USAF Crash Rescue Boat Association (a few steps from this marker); Eleventh Air Force (a few steps from this marker); USAF Helicopter Pilots

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(a few steps from this marker); Pilot Class 44-J (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). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Regarding Americans Home From Siberia. See also Hays, Otis. Home from Siberia: The Secret Odysseys of Interned American Airmen in World War II

Also see . . . NMUSAF Memorial Park Diagram. (Submitted on January 2, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Americans Home From Siberia Emblem on Marker image. Click for full size.

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

2. Americans Home From Siberia Emblem on Marker

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

3. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

4. Americans Home From Siberia 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 531 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 2, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on July 1, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.