Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
868th Bomb Squadron
“Snoopers”
— In honor of the —
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010
1. 868th Bomb Squadron Marker
night and pathfinder operations
Munda – Los Niegros – Noemfoor
Morton – Leyte – Okinawa
1944 – 1945
Dedicated to all the brave men who were a part
of the 868th “Snoopers”
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1944.
Location. 39° 46.778′ N, 84° 6.757′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial Wall #2, 021) 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. 15th Troop Carrier Squadron (here, next to this marker); 13th “Jungle” Air Force (here, next to this marker); USAF Pilot Class 49C (here, next to this marker); The EC-47 ARDF Mission (here, next to this marker); USAF Pilot Class 48-C (here, next to this marker); B/G Edward J Hopkins (here, next to this marker); 9th Photo Recon Squadron (here, next to this marker); Marvin T. Koerner, P.E. (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.
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Also see . . .
1. 868th Tactical Missile Training Squadron. Wikipedia entry under the squadron's final designation. (Submitted on March 24, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Darkness Could Not Spare the Japanese From These B-24s - Neither Could Daylight. HistoryNet website entry:
868 Bombardment Squadron and the top-secret Wright Project brought a new weapon to the war in the Pacific. (Submitted on March 24, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
2. NMUSAF Memorial Wall #2
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
3. NMUSAF Memorial Wall #2
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
4. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Memorial Park map and markers listing:
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via HistoryNet, 1944
5. 868th Bomb Squadron
Three airplanes from the 868th Bombardment Squadron, as the Wright Project was later designated, wait for action at Munda Field in the Solomon Islands in March 1944. From front to back they are Ramp Tramp, Devil’s Delight, and Madame Libby the Sea Ducer. (Courtesy Richard Phillip Lawless)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 731 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 22, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2, 3. submitted on April 20, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on March 24, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
