Subject: #1 Piston Fighter was British
From: av8r
Date: 6/30/03 5:38 PM Pacific Daylight Time
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Hi Art

The following B-26 Marauder-equipped units of the 9th Air Force bombed
Utah Beach:

344th BG (Medium)
386th BG (Medium)
387th BG (Medium)

A total of 290 Marauders dropped 550 tons of assorted ordnance on the
beach with incredible accuracy. Bombing altitudes ranged from 1,600 to
3,000 feet depending on the cloud base.

As you know only 12 members of the 4th Infantry Division died on the
beach. Surprisingly, this was less than the number who died while
training back in England for the landing.

Cheers...Chris


Chris,

Thanks for all that good stuff. I appreciate it. And thanks for putting the
344th first. We did lead the way for the 9th Air Force that morning. Do you
have any record of the 322nd having been there? I always thought they went in
with us. All and any material on the 344th on D-day is very welcome. My
experioenceis form the nose of "Wil;lie the Wolf" but I never read any books on
the subject./
Arthur Kramer
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http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer