USAAF Station 126 - Rattlesden
The Lucky Bastards
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| This is a collection of Lucky Bastards Club certificates provided by members of the 447th. The certificates were issued to combat crewmen upon completion of their tour of duty. Surviving certificates vary greatly in the condition of the original, and the quality of the images provided. |
Osvaldo Angelocci, Lowry crew, 711th
perhaps one of the earliest ever issued in the 447th
Peter Linza, Beaty crew, 710th
Carl Herdic, Pilot, 708th
Thomas Moriarty, Copilot/Pilot, 711th
Carmen "Tony" Schiavoni, Nance crew, 709th
Ellis Colvin, Aaberg/Moriarty crew, 711th
John S. Huff, William Brown crew, 709th
Jackson L. Todd, Ball Turret Gunner, Eastman crew,
708th
Gerald Leavitt, Pilot, 710th
David O. Monroe, Farson crew, 709th
Robert Stevenson, Shute crew, 710th
August Altese, Young crew, 708th
Leonard Nelson, Pattee crew, 710th
Peter Karp, 710th
Donald L. Smith, James Ray crew, 709th
Melvin Strunk, Mahl and Fagg crews, 709th
(Original in the collection of the Eisenhower Center in Abelene, Kansas)
Roy May, Skalitsky crew, 709th
William Beste, Lakeman/Noonan crew, 708th
John T. Williams, Polansky Crew, 708th
Richard B. Hilsinger, Hawkins Crew, 708th
Leonard D. Hessenauer, Noonan and Zammett crews, 708th
Donald McDermott, Pilot 710th
Jack Keller, Stephenson and Dahlgren crews, 711th
William Shrum, Reece crew, 710th
Harold Kiena, Hoffman crew, 710th
signed by the entire crew
James Hysong, Pilot, 708th
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