I am raising money to buy scans of combat reports of airborne divisions involved in World War II. These documents in “hard copy” form are in the archives of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. They contain very interesting information, which I'm sure fans of history and the “Band of Brothers” series will be interested in.

Each supporter will get access to these archives after scanning them.

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This is not a scam. I am taking it very seriously. I am also writing a book about paratroopers (so far have 200 pages) and these documents are very valuable source of information.

After writing an email to NARA, I received the following response:

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Thank you for your inquiry regarding scans from the U.S. Army Unit Records collection at the Eisenhower Presidential Library. 

The files you have requested have the following page counts:

Box 1531:

501st PI Regiment, After Action Report, December 1944 (32 pages)

501st PI Regiment, After Action Report, January 1945 (28 pages)

501st PI Regiment, S-2 Periodic Reports, Dec. 19, 1944 - Jan. 16, 1945 (49 pages)

501st PI Regiment, 2nd Battalion, History, Sept. 17, 1944 - Jan. 17, 1945 (16 pages)

502nd PI Regiment, After Action Report, December 1944 (55 pages)

502nd PI Regiment, After Action Report, January 1945 (41 pages)

Box 1535:

506th PI Regiment, History 1944 (90 pages)

506th PI Regiment, After Action Report, Bastogne, Dec. 1944-Jan. 1945 (84 pages)

Box 1536:

S-2 Periodic Reports, December 18-31, 1944 (21 pages)

S-2 Periodic Reports, January 1-17, 1945 (18 pages)

S-3 Periodic Reports, December 20-31, 1944 (25 pages)

S-3 Periodic Reports, January 1-February 22, 1945 (47 pages)

There are 506 total pages in the listed material, with a total charge of $484.80.

You should expect each tranche to be ready for download within a couple of weeks of payment.

Please let me know if you would like to order some or all of these files, and I will create a bill for you through Pay.gov. If you would like to receive particular files in the first batch, please let me know so I can arrange them and calculate the first bill.

Please also let me know if you have any questions.

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These archives contain information needed to complete the writing of a book about the Paratroopers on the Western Front.