The 390th Memorial Museum is seeking a volunteer for a start-up library geared towards education and outreach! Successful candidates will be detailed and enjoy interacting with diverse staff and museum [...]
Shown: Henry Gerards records, from POW camp. These documents, like many family records, were stored for years in a closet. Courtesy of the Joseph A. Moller Library. Many of us [...]
The 390th Memorial Museum’s Collections Portal is now accessible online! The Collections Portal allows you to search across the entire museum collection including personnel and mission data, objects, archives, and [...]
The 390th Memorial Museum participated in the Southern Arizona Archives Bazaar at the Arizona Historical Society on November 3, 2018 in order to further the museum’s mission make its collections [...]
Are you interested in researching and preserving your family history? Do you want to know the story of your home or neighborhood? Do you know someone who has a passion [...]
Shown: Due to the excellence of these 390th Bomb Group Bomb sight technicians, not once in 301 missions was a failure of 390th bombing equipment registered. For every WWII heavy [...]
Shown above: 390th Bombardment Group (H) dropping bombs on industrial facilities in Derben, Germany. The complex Norden Bombsight was an analog computer used by bomber crews during World War II [...]
On May 1, 1945, forty B17s from the 390th Bomb Group lined up near the runway. As usual, their bomb bays were loaded to capacity. However, unlike any other previous [...]
Shown Above: In addition to its public exhibit spaces, the 390th Memorial Museum holds thousands of photos, records, and objects pertaining to the 390th Bombardment Group (H). These files, maintained [...]
by Mariel Watt, Library and Collections Specialist. S/Sgt. John H. McCracken was in serious trouble. He was on his 18th combat mission when his plane was severely damaged by anti-aircraft [...]
