306th BG War Combat Diaries 306th Bomb Group--Thurleigh, England
Although some of these 69+ year old documents may be marked classified,
they all have been declassified
During wartime, every military unit or organization,
whether a heavy bombardment group or battleship, maintained a War Diary. The War Diary is a
record of the activities for that unit, basically a history of the organization.
For the 306th Bombardment Group, the diary was maintained and collated monthly.
The narrative part of the diary was generally written by two or more intelligence officers (S-2).
In addition to the narrative of what occured each month, they would include statistical data
for that month's operations and would also attach lists of names of personnel receiving awards
(Air Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, etc). The 306th Bombardment Group had an associated staff
unit, the 306th Bombardment Group Headquarters Squadron.
Diaries for the 306th BG Headquarters Squadron are included at the end of each monthly 306th
Bomb Group War Diary. Russell Strong was able to produce copies all of the original
306th Bomb Group War Diaries from microfilm reels obtained from the Archives Branch
at Maxwell AFB, Alabama.