I’m not sure if this is the proper subreddit to post to but I’m trying to find some information on my grandfathers experience in World War 2. I know he flew 62 missions in a B-26 Marauder in the European theater but besides that there isn’t many information on individual crews. It was the 441st bomb squadron in the 320th Bombardment Group.
Does anyone happen to know where I could find information on individual crews or a place where I could find the planes he flew in or even just more information on this bombardment group? I have an immense respect for what he did and I want to better understand his role in the war.
Hello there! As your question is related to looking for identification/information regarding military personnel, our Guide on Military Identification may be of use to you. It provides a number of different resources, including how to request service records from a number of national agencies around the world, as well as graphical aids to assist in deciphering rank, unit, and other forms of badges or insignia. While the users here may still be able to lend you more assistance, hopefully this will provide a good place to start!
Have you seen the [320th Bomb Group site] (http://320thbg.org/)? It's got a wealth of data, including mission reports for every mission with full crew lists. There doesn't seem much of a search facility on the site itself, but if you add "site:http://320thbg.org/" on the end of a search term in Google (e.g. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Smith+site%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2F320thbg.org ) it should find references to the name within the mission reports.