Blood Chits, Short Snorters, and Nose Art: Robert Bindo Fain in the South Pacific
March 4 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Join brothers John and Scott Fain on Wednesday, March 4th at 6pm at the Mystic VFW, for a presentation about their father, Robert Bindo Fain (1923-1991), and his experiences in the South Pacific during World War II. A Mystic native, Fain was drafted into the Army Air Forces and served on board a B-25 bomber. He flew in 57 missions and collected dozens of photographs, military records, and artifacts that tell the story of his experiences as a gunner in the South Pacific theater from 1943 until 1945. Many of these photographs depict “nose art”, decorative painting usually on the fuselage of World War II era airplanes, depicting women from popular culture. Fain was shot down twice and awarded the Purple Heart. He later worked for the Cottrell Company and as a machinist at Electric Boat.
Due to the graphic nature of the artwork shown and discussed in this program, we recommend this program for mature audiences only. You have been warned!
This event is free and open to the public, and is generously co-hosted by the Mystic VFW.