Arthur V Handren

Military

Member of the Lucky Bastards Club. Flew 39 Combat missions as a tail gunner for Lt. George Bauer. First flew October to December 44 in Mean Widdle Kid and had a forced landing in Belgium in October 1944. Then flew in 43-38042 until February 21, 1945

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-37987

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mean Widdle Kid
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 839th Bomb Squadron

43-38042

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group

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Cecil Garrett diary

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DD414

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/BauerCrew.shtml