I Need some WWII help!!

[hplug]

I am trying to get some information about a WWII navigator, he was with the 96th bomb group, he crashed and was killed in the accident. He was the nephew of Heinz Guderian the famous German tank general who basically invented the blitzkreig stragety. Anyway his name was Lester Guderian, from Texas, I am pretty sure he was a navigator. Other that that I have not been able to dig up much. Any help would be great, his last sister just died this week and she was the last of nine U.S. Guderians, there was no namesake. The family would like a little help. Thanks for your time in advance.

I forgot his full name was Lester L. Guderian, and I think he was on a B-17 based in Snetterton Heath, England. Thanks again

 

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[papa]

hplug,take all the information you can come up with,name,rank,service number,outfit,place of birth,parents,anything you can find,to the nearest veterains rep. If the records were not destroyed in the 79? fire,they can help you. If the records were destroyed in the fire,it will take some time to recreate them. Good luck.

 

[River Rat]

Here's what I found so far...

http://96bg.org/mia.html

http://www.accident-report.com/Crew_Names/namegole-gy.html <states "Please contact us for additional details using the inquiry quote form

If you "Google Search" the name, Guderian... comes up with more information....more on Heinz Guderain.

Good luck.

RR

 

[hplug]

Those are the two I found also not a lot of info though. I did find out his fathers name was either Gus or Jess. Lester's nick name was "shorty" a good WWII era nick name huh.

 

[Pimp Lenin]

Have you tried contacting the 96th Bomb Group Historical Association at http://96bg.org/ ? Most of the BG associations have a group historian on board who could help you.

Also post your request on the message boards at http://www.armyairforces.com/forum/ . The people there are very informative and can give you hints and tips on how to get info.