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

8th Attack Squadron

3rd Bomb Group (L)

— 5th Air Force —

8th Attack Squadron Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010

1. 8th Attack Squadron Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated to those who served in World War II with the 8th Attack Squadron and to those who lost their lives in that service

[Dedicated] 25 October 1991

Erected 1991 by 8th Attack Squadron Association.

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 October 25, 1991.

Location. 39° 46.745′ N, 84° 6.727′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #244) 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: 68th Air Service Group (here, next to this marker); 308th Fighter Squadron • 31st Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 368th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 33rd Troop Carrier Squadron (here, next to this marker); 437th Troop Carrier Group (here, next to this marker); 405th Fighter Group (a few steps from this marker);

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B-52 Stratofortress (a few steps from this marker); MSgt Robert L. Frazier (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . .
1. The 8th Attack Squadron. John F. Madden website entry (Submitted on June 21, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. 3rd Bombardment Group AKA 3rd Attack Group in Australia During WW2. Oz at War website entry (Submitted on June 21, 2025, 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 markers listing
Click for more information.

8th Attack Squadron image. Click for full size.

via John F. Madden, unknown

3. 8th Attack Squadron

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

4. 8th Attack Squadron Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 475 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 12, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on June 21, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on July 1, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.