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

409th Bombardment Group (L)

ETO 1944 - 1945 • 9th Air Force

— A-20 • A-26 —

409th Bombardment Group (L) Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. 409th Bombardment Group (L) Marker

Inscription.

640th Bomb Sqdn • 641st Bomb Sqdn
642nd Bomb Sqdn • 643rd Bomb Sqdn
Headquarters
and All Support Units

In honor of our departed comrades
whose sacrifices contributed
to victory in Europe, WWII

Dedicated: 31 May 1996

Erected 1996 by Veterans of the 490th Bombardment Group.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.

Location. 39° 46.763′ N, 84° 6.751′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial Wall #1, 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. 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,

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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.

Regarding 409th Bombardment Group (L). The Association published the History of the 409th Bomb Group (L) : European Theater of Operations, World War II in the mid-late 1990s.

Also see . . .
1. 409th Bomb Group. American Air Museum in Britian website entry (Submitted on August 11, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. 409th Bombardment Group Lineage. History of War website entry (Submitted on May 31, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Memorial Wall #1 Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

2. Memorial Wall #1 Detail

Memorial Wall #1 image. Click for full size.

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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A-20G Havoc of 409th BG - 641st BS image. Click for full size.

via American Air Museum in Britain, unknown

5. A-20G Havoc of 409th BG - 641st BS

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 651 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 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 August 11, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.