"Informaton on "Straight Shot" and Lt. Lee E. Hoskins" Posted by Hyman N
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"19th July 1944" Posted by W. Kommer on 12/8/2004, 10:27 am Hello, on the page "a short history of th 457th Bombardment Group..." I read 3 bombers are lost with 19th of July 1944... but only 1 crew is found in MACR from 457 BG (42-97601). Whats about the other two planes? thanks for answer Posted by craig harris on 12/8/2004, 11:35 pm, in reply to "19th July 1944 " I think you are correct. The MACR fles show only the one a/c 42-97601. So the "history" must be in error. One possibility could have been loss of two a/c in circumstances that did not trigger a MACR, namely an accident. However, I checked our accident fles and while two aircraf were lost to accidents on 23 July 1944, none are listed for 19th July. Sorry to be of so litle help. Cheers! craig harris Posted by W. Kommer on 12/9/2004, 4:59 am, in reply to "Re: 19th July 1944 "3A/C lost" Hello Craig, thanks for answer. I asked because of my search for the plane , I posted 11/27/2004. Perhaps there were really two unknown planes? In my Re. to Willard Reese I told the history. Untl now the plane and the crew are not identfed. W. Kommer Posted by Jerry Sale on 12/9/2004, 8:18 am, in reply to "Re: 19th July 1944 "3A/C lost" The Mission 91 narratve lists only 1 plane lost. Don't know whether you saw this or not. "Informaton on "Straight Shot" and Lt. Lee E. Hoskins" Posted by Hyman N. Hirschberg on 12/8/2004, 12:32 pm I am the brother of Sgt. Jesse J. Hirschberg, who was killed on the last mission of the Straight Shot on February 25, 1944. I came across this Web page and saw "The Mission," about Straight Shot and its crew. I saw that in a leter mailed to the family of Lee Hoskins from Ben Snyder that Lt. Hoskins was listed as having disappeared. My brother, Jesse; Sgt. Wesley Schneider; and Lt. Lee E. Hoskins were all buried together under one headstone at Arlington Natonal Cemetery in Washington, DC, in a ceremony held before all three families. I have a photograph of the headstone that I can send once I have an actual e-mail address to sent it to. I am at my daughter's house untl Sunday, December 12, and can be reached at ####@comcast.net. Afer Monday, I can be reached at my e-mail address, which is ###@aol.com. Please contact me so I can help give you further informaton as I know it as well as the photograph. I look forward to corresponding with you. When you respond, please put "Straight Shot" in the subject line so we will know it is a safe e-mail to open. Posted by Jim on 12/9/2004, 12:08 am, in reply to "Informaton on "Straight Shot" and Lt. Lee E. Hoskins" Thank you for the note. Please send me a scan of the headstone and I will be more than pleased to post it. Posted by Pat Smith on 1/29/2005, 10:31 pm, in reply to "Informaton on "Straight Shot" and Lt. Lee E. Hoskins" I have been working on my family history and am really glad I found this post. I believe the Lee E. Hoskins you wrote about was my mom's frst cousin. He was from Hamilton, Butler Co., OH. Lee's father was my grandfather's brother. I have a picture of Lee wearing his uniform given to me by his sister and Lee's mother. He was a very hadsome man. They had told me the same story as to there were three soldiers all buried together. I did not ask them if they have a picture of the grave stone, but would love a copy if you can send me one. I would be glad to send you the picture of Lee Edward Hoskins. Pat Smith, Delaware, Ohio “Fait Accompli Trilogy in the library of choice” Posted by James L. Bass on 12/10/2004, 11:38 am The 457th Bomb Group Associaton has a program which places the Fait Accompli Trilogy in the library of choice of the families of those who served with the group and were killed in acton or in the line of service. If you are a family member of one who gave his/her life for the cause of freedom while serving with the 457th or if you know the names of such family members, contact, James L. Bass at (615) #####; fax (615) ####; email- ######@bellsouth.net James L. Bass “shot from the sky" Posted by terry henson on 12/19/2004, 10:56 pm my uncle was one of the crew on (local misson). his name is leonard henson.he is stll alive an well and is living in Keenes ILL. he's told me the story of what happened that day and it was just like the movie.to those suriving members of the (local mission), email me if you would like to contact him. terry henson Posted by Wm.C.Goldsborough on 12/20/2004, 9:47 am, in reply to "shot from the sky" Terry! Please E-Mail me the Telephone Number and address of Lenny. I had the phone number but have missed placed it, would like to call and send some info. Thanks Bill G.P.S. what is your E-Mail address ? Posted by William (Bill) Henosn on 12/21/2004, 6:27 pm, in reply to "Re: shot from the sky" Mr.Goldsborough you may reach my father(Leonard) at 618-#### or email me at ####@wabash.net. The documentary was super. Dad said it was extremely accurate and he enjoyed it very much. Posted by Robert E. Johnson on 12/21/2004, 1:05 am, in reply to "shot from the sky" Thank you for the response. Yes, I would like to converse with Terry Henson, if you would share his email address and/or his telephone number. Regards, Robert E. Johnson Posted by Pam Henson on 12/21/2004, 12:05 pm, in reply to "Re: shot from the sky" ####@uiuc.edu Posted by terry henson on 12/21/2004, 5:44 pm, in reply to "Re: shot from the sky" to Bob E Johnson my phone # 217-#### "Mission No. 66, LE BOURGET, MELUN, VILLAROCHE, FRANCE AIRFIELDS - 14 JUNE, 1944" Posted by Robert E. Johnson on 12/20/2004, 12:39 pm Dear Sir, I happen to watch "Shot from the sky" on the History Channel last night. I would like to share with you a leter sent to a B-24 forum, and other veterans... I met an 83-year-old gentleman last year afer I notced his name in a local newspaper artcle regarding veterans. I am retred from the military, and was interested when the veteran shared his military past. He described when as a pilot of a B-24 bomber, he was forced to crash-land his aircraf June 1944, and taken prisoner by the Nazis. He was forced to march from one prison camp to another during the early part of 1945. He contacted frostbite of all four extremites. I asked if he was awarded the Purple Heart, and his reply was, "no." I was familiar with the Army Regulatons, 600-45 dated 1943, 1944, and Public Law 104-106, dated February 10, 1996 that was the inital recogniton for former POW's who were wounded while in captvity, or while being taken captve. I assisted the gentleman with the paperwork to process for the award of the medal. The package was backed by an opinion from a former JAG ofcer Colonel, U.S. Army retred. He was kind enough to provide a 5-page leter confrming my interpretaton of the two ARs, and the Public Law. The decision is pending. Since the experience, the deeper the research into this subject, the more American WWII veterans I fnd that experienced frostbite are being deprived what was earned. One can place the blame on many sources. They may include preference, knowledge, support, and state of mind, among others. I resent the lack of atenton for these veterans. How or who can change the trend that has been going on for a good part of 8 years? It took the U.S. Government 51 years to fnally recognize the POW's that were wounded. I believe the system should be applied more efciently, and enforced by someone powerful enough. I took note when that specialist stood up recently in Iraq, and brought atenton to the Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld the lack of armor in vehicles. It sure accomplished a lot. Do you happen to have a member in your organizaton that may have the power, or perhaps know of an individual that does, to correct the lack of recogniton these veterans have experienced over 59 years? There is no doubt there were numerous members of the 457th taken prisoner, and experienced harsh treatment, including frostbite. I do not understand why I am locatng so many veterans that were not recognized for their sacrifce. I would appreciate your assistance. Regards, Robert E. Johnson "Tis me sugar or Shoo Shoo Baby, maybe both?" Posted by Brent on 12/21/2004, 12:11 am trying to fgure out if the burkhart crew few in both planes as my grandpas fight jacket has Shoo Shoo Baby Noseart on it. Did airmen fy in diferent 17's while theirs were repaired.