345th Bombardment Group

345th Bombardment Group (HMLZ0)

Location: Riverside, OH 45431 Montgomery County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 46.781', W 84° 6.778'

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Air Apaches

— In Tribute to Those Who Served —

Fifth Air Force B-25 Strafers
11 November 1942 to 29 December 1945

Vital Statistics for the 345th Bomb Group
Asia-Pacific Theater WWII

Sorties 10,609 · Strike Sorties 9,120
Combat Flying Hours 58,562
Number of Bombs Dropped 58,171
Tons of Bombs Dropped 6,340
Ammunition Expended 12,586,000
Aircraft Lost 177
Personnel Lost on Flights 580
Total Personnel Lost 712

Losses Inflicted
Shipping Destroyed - 260 Vessels, 202,600 Tons
[Shipping] Damaged - 275 Vessels, 114,736 Tons
Aircraft Destroyed - 260 on Ground, 107 in Air

Campaigns
New Guinea; Bismarck Archipelago;
China Defensive; Southern Philippines;
Leyte; Luzon; Western Pacific;
China Offensive; Air Offensive, Japan

Dedicated 7 Sept. 1984
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HM NumberHMLZ0
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Year Placed1984
Placed By345th Bomb Group Association
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Date Added Monday, September 22nd, 2014 at 12:23pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 747245 N 4407292
Decimal Degrees39.77968333, -84.11296667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 46.781', W 84° 6.778'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 46' 46.86" N, 84° 6' 46.68" W
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Area Code(s)937
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 713-747 Spaatz Cir, Riverside OH 45431, US
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