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44th Bomb Group Military Heritage Database
It is our goal to assemble a complete record of all personnel who at one time served with the 8th Air Force during World War II in the 44th Bomb Group. The records of those who were on flying status have been obtained from declassified group mission reports which have been stored in the National Archives. From this, a matrix has been developed which will allow for the search and retrieval of the following information: Who flew what mission, with whom, in what plane, to what target, on what date, enemy opposition, aircraft and personnel losses and hundreds of cross referenced bits of detailed information. We need information, biographies, and stories of Ground Crew and Personnel also. To make the database come "Alive", your stories, memories, photographs and voice recordings are essential. Cassette recordings of your memories are welcome and should be limited to two (2) minutes per incident. Please provide a "then and now" photo of yourself and a crew photo if available. A Master Copy of this multi-media database in now a part of the Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum in Savannah, Georgia. Other copies will be available to museums, libraries, Universities, Schools and on the World Wide Web Internet. You may also purchase your own copy of the full database on a CD to run on a home computer from the 44th BGVA ($150.00 which includes 3 future updates). Please fill out the Military Biography form carefully so that the person entering your data into the database can interpret what you have written. It is important to include your special memories. These are an important part of the database, "your memories" saving them for posterity. Should enough space not be provided, please add additional pages. Return completed form with $10.00 donation* if you have no photographs. If you have included photos, please submit $15.00 donation* with your form, and mail to: 44th BGVA, P.O. Box 712287, Salt Lake City, UT 84171-2287 Photos will be returned on request.*Donations are encouraged to help cover costs of processing. However, please donate what you can up to the suggested amount. Thank you. |
| Currently there are over 6000 names! If you have already mailed in a form, and want to make additions or changes, print another form from the "Form Page". Then indicate on the form what to change or add, then mail it to us at the address listed above. |