467th Bombardment Group (H)
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Bidwell, Charles Edwin
Information
Name
Last Name:
First Name:
Middle Name (initial):
Preferred Name:
Nick Name:
Bidwell
Charles
Edwin

Ed
Serial Number
Enlisted:
37540318
Birth Info
Date of Birth:

Place of Birth:
16 Apr 1918

Unknown at this time
Residence
Residence at Enlistment:
319 S. Topeka
El Dorado
Butler Co.
Kansas
Official Home Town
Unknown at this time
Enlistment Info
Date of Enlistment:

Place of Enlistment:
16 Feb 43

Unknown at this time
Deployment Info
Deployed Method:

Returned to US Method:
Unknown at this time

Unknown at this time
Discharge Info
Date:

Place:
25 Oct 45

Passing Info
Date of Death:

Place of Death:

12 Jul 2009

Wichita
Sedgwick Co.
Kansas, United States

Cemetery:


Unknown at this time

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Topic
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Service History
Date
Description
Unit
Rank
MOS Code
Duty
?? Aug 44
Hospital Admission
10 Aug 44
Transferred from 492nd BG
788th (2nd Org)
Sergeant
E-0611 - Aerial Gunner
Gunner
11 Aug 44
Roster of Combat Crews
788th (2nd Org)
Sergeant
Gunner
09 Mar 45
Transfer to 70th Repl. Depot
788th (2nd Org)
Staff Sergeant
Missions
Mission
Crew
Aircraft
Grp #
Date
City
Credit
BS
#
Position
Serial Number
Name
106
27 Aug 44
Finow/Oranienburg
788th
(ARO) Asst. Radio Operator
42-51171
ELI SWOF JR
107
01 Sep 44
Haguenau
788th
(ARO) Asst. Radio Operator
42-94986
Three Star (III*Special)
109
08 Sep 44
Karlsruhe
788th
(ARO) Asst. Radio Operator
42-95234
Everythin's Jake
114
05 Oct 44
Padderborn
788th
(ARO) Asst. Radio Operator
42-50737
Hot Rock
116
07 Oct 44
Magedburg
788th
(ARO) Asst. Radio Operator
42-50737
Hot Rock
119
14 Oct 44
Cologne
788th
(ARO) Asst. Radio Operator
42-50737
Hot Rock
136
25 Nov 44
Bingen
788th
Left Waist Gunner
44-40211
Miss Irene
138
29 Nov 44
Bielefeld
788th
Left Waist Gunner
44-40211
Miss Irene
144
12 Dec 44
Hanau
788th
Right Waist Gunner
44-40211
Miss Irene
146
24 Dec 44
Daun / Gerolstein / Ober
788th
Toggler
44-40211
Miss Irene
148
26 Dec 44
Niederlahnstein
788th
Toggler
44-40140
Alice
156
03 Jan 45
Zwiebrucken
788th
Radio Operator
44-40211
Miss Irene
174
17 Feb 45
Aschaffenburg
x
788th
Toggler
42-94910
180
25 Feb 45
Schwabisch-Hall
788th
Toggler
44-40155
Feudin' Wagon
Total Flights: 28
Total Combat: 28
Total Dispatched: 27
Total Credited: 26
Stories
Date
Topic
Author
No known stories at this time
Diary Entries
Date
Type
Author
24 Dec 44
Combat
Speiser, Marvin William

26 Dec 44
Combat
Speiser, Marvin William