Where might I find loading manifests for glider missions during World War II?

Dear Ms. Stachnik,

Thank you for posting your question to the History Hub.

If the loading manifests were retained, they may be part of the series World War II Operations Reports from National Archives Record Group 407: Records of the Adjutant General’s Office. According to the finding aid for the series, there are numerous after action reports, operations reports, unit histories, journals, periodic reports, final reports, and general orders for the 82nd Airborne Division. Additionally, the records for the 82nd Airborne also include a few files that are specifically related to several glider infantry regiments and glider field artillery battalions.

These records are in the custody of the Textual Reference Branch at the National Archives in College Park, MD (Archives II). You can contact them directly at archives2reference@nara.gov with questions about the records or to request reproductions. Be sure to include as much information as possible (e.g. unit numbers, dates) in your inquiry.

Thank you, again, for sharing your question with us, and good luck with your ongoing research.

Joan,

Check out a facebook group called honouring ix troop carrier command. Neil was instrumental in locating my Dad's glider that crashed on June 7. I was recently in Normandy. We actually had the date corrected to June 7 from June 6 because of him. My Dad was on LJ-135 a Horsa glider. It had 16 fatalities. My Dad survived with serious injuries and was presented a purple heart. What was your father's name? We were able to visit the crash site and place flowers there and in four of the fatalities at the cemetery.