Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
456th Bomb Group
15th Air Force
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010
1. 456th Bomb Group Marker
1944 Cerignola, Italy 1946
In honor of those who served
Dedicated Septeber 1992
Erected 1992 by 456th Bomb Group Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II.
Location. 39° 46.788′ N, 84° 6.671′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #162) is in the Memorial Park of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, with museum access off Springfield Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1100 Spaatz Street, Dayton OH 45431, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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: 731st Bomb Squadron (L-NA) (here, next to this marker); B-24 Liberator WWII 50th Anniversary Commemoration (here, next to this marker); 460th Fighter Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 4th Ferrying Group (a few steps from this marker); Combat Skyspot (a few steps from this marker); 401st Bombardment Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); Forward Air Controllers Memorial
this page online
Also see . . .
1. 456th Bomb Group. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on August 18, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. 456th Bombardment Group. Army Air Corps in WWII website entry (Submitted on January 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010
2. 456th Bomb Group Marker
At right foreground. Looking northeast.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
3. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Memorial Park map and marker listing
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via American Air Museum in Britain, 1945
4. A B-24 Liberator of the 456th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in Agadir, 1945.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,235 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on August 18, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
