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

417th Bombardment Group (L)

Southwest Pacific Area

— 5th Air Force —

417th Bombardment Group (L) Marker image. Click for more information.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010

1. 417th Bombardment Group (L) Marker

Army Air Corps in WWII website entry
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Inscription.

New Guinea • 1944 • East Indies
Philippines • 1945 • Okinawa
A-20 Havoc

Dedicated in Memory of all our
Airmen and Support Personnel
Whose Supreme Sacrifices
Aided in Preserving Freedom
throughout the World.

Dedicated 19 September 1997

Erected 1997.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is September 19, 1997.

Location. 39° 46.763′ N, 84° 6.751′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial Wall #1, 057) 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. 47th Fighter Squadron (here, next to this marker); AC-130A Spectre Gunship II (here, next to this marker); SSgt Forrest Ray Cope (here, next to this marker); 504th Bomb Group (VH) (here, next to this marker); Frederick W. Kaufmann, Colonel, USAF (here, next to this marker); USAF Pilot Class 1954E (here, next to this marker);

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Michael Slepecky, Jr. (here, next to this marker); Army Air Corps Flying Cadet Class 41-B (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . . The Sky Lancer 417th Bomb Group (1946) digital book. Bangor Public Library website entry (Submitted on March 18, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Memorial Wall #1 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

2. Memorial Wall #1

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

3. Memorial Wall #1

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for more information.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

4. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Memorial Park map and marker listing
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Douglas A-20G-10-DO Havoc (s/n 42-54081) of the 417th Bomb Group, 674th BS image. Click for full size.

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5. Douglas A-20G-10-DO Havoc (s/n 42-54081) of the 417th Bomb Group, 674th BS

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 252 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 18, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on March 8, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on July 2, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on August 12, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.