Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
780th Bombardment Squadron (H)
465th Bomb Group
— 15th Air Force —
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010
1. 780th Bombardment Squadron (H) Marker
Seven Campaigns - Africa to Italy
Dedicated to those
who served
Dedicated August 11, 1995
Erected 1995.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is August 11, 1995.
Location. 39° 46.763′ N, 84° 6.751′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial Wall #1, 010) 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); 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 . . .
this page online
2. 780th Bombardment Squadron (H) 465th Bombardment Group (H) In World War II. 465th Bombardment Group (H) website PDF (Submitted on October 8, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
3. 465th Bombardment Group. Army Air Corps Library and Museum website entry (Submitted on May 30, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
2. Memorial Wall #1
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
3. Memorial Wall #1
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
4. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Memorial Park map and marker listing
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via 465th Bombardment Group (H), Unknown
5. "983" of 780th Bombardment Squadron (H)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 366 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 30, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on March 31, 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 October 8, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
