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Lucky Bastard Club – Certificate of Valor – Mission Certificate

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Lucky Bastard Club – Certificate of Valor – Mission Certificate

I am seeking a HQ scan of a 398th BG mission completion certificate that was issued to aircrew that completed their tour (see example). 
 
It is not unusual for otherwise well versed group historians to not have heard of these certificates as they were somewhat scarce.  Anyone not completing a full tour would not have gotten one; nor would a man who had been shot down and/or taken POW or EVD as he would not have completed a full tour.  Also, it appears that an airman who completed his tour before Fall 1943 may not have received one. 
 
Examples that were issued in other 1st Division Groups are illustrated below.  I am in the process of writing and illustrating a book on the subject…hope you can help.  Send me a PM so I can get an email notification.  Thank you.
 
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    Rowdy
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    Bumping this message back to the top.
    I now know that this Group issued Lucky Bastard Club certificates.
    Anyone have one they could share a scan with me?
     
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    Rowdy,
     
    Here is a lead “half way down the page” from: http://www.taphilo.com/history/history-news-2010.shtml which leads to this newspaper link showing Co-pilot Joseph Mulhern holding his LBC Certificate: http://www.themountainmail.com/search/?t=article&q=co-pilot+Joseph+Mulhern 
     
    The first web page link to the newspaper is no longer supported; in their advanced search put in Co-pilot Joseph Mulhern and the second link with photo will come up. This photo is not suitable for your purposes as the certificate is not a close-up, but at least you know one exists and perhaps contact with the Mulhern family will yield some results.

    Scott
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