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Here is a picture of S/SGT Hester and his crew from his last mission.
This is a link to the site that tells his and his crews story of being shot down. Pretty intense. http://www.b24.net/missions/MM091344.htm
If anyone is interested, I will post the three page letter.
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Riveting Story Vince! Please do post the letter.
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Great piece of history in that letter and the link, Vince. What those blokes went through is staggering. I found some information about Hester's war record as a POW in the link below. I think it's a match with the person referred to in your letter.
http://wwii-pows.mooseroots.com/l/46820/C-L-Hester
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Vinman,
Thanks for posting this. Such a poignant letter to a true hero.
"Well, Honey, I'll hush again- There's a beautiful moon tonite- darling - I love you so goodnite for this time. Love u. Becky."
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There may have been two CL Hesters... the first page of the link seems right, but the subsequent pages show...
"Enlisting on December 12, 1942, C.L. Hester was a private in the Air Corps branch of the Selectees during World War II. At the time of enlistment, C.L. Hester was widower or widow, with dependents, stood 67 inches tall, and had an education level of 1 year of high school. C.L. Hester identified as black."
From the letter and photograph we know he was white and married. The web page has an area where you can leave information. It would be cool to post the cover and contents on that page, especially since it's so historically valuable to the story.
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I only looked at his pow record at first and missed the incorrect information on his enlistment record. I sent his picture and letter to the site. It will need to be approved by their moderator before it it added to the site. Thanks for helping me tell some of his story.
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Great stuff. It's nice to see photos and other memorabilia attached to written records. It helps bring them to life. Maybe some relative will be searching his/her family tree one day and will be rapt to find such a great photo and cover attached to the POW record.
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Here is a cover I recently picked up on ebay. What caught my eye was the "missing" stamp. There is a three page letter enclosed. I did a search on the internet and found out some information about the addressee. The letter is to S/SGT C.L. Hester from his wife Becky. Becky shares her concern for not hearing from her husband. His mother also was worried about him since not hear from him in a few weeks. I can't imagine the terror and heartache she felt when the letter was returned with the missing stamp.
Here is a picture of S/SGT Hester and his crew from his last mission.
This is a link to the site that tells his and his crews story of being shot down. Pretty intense. http://www.b24.net/missions/MM091344.htm
If anyone is interested, I will post the three page letter.
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Riveting Story Vince! Please do post the letter.
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Great piece of history in that letter and the link, Vince. What those blokes went through is staggering. I found some information about Hester's war record as a POW in the link below. I think it's a match with the person referred to in your letter.
http://wwii-pows.mooseroots.com/l/46820/C-L-Hester
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Vinman,
Thanks for posting this. Such a poignant letter to a true hero.
"Well, Honey, I'll hush again- There's a beautiful moon tonite- darling - I love you so goodnite for this time. Love u. Becky."
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There may have been two CL Hesters... the first page of the link seems right, but the subsequent pages show...
"Enlisting on December 12, 1942, C.L. Hester was a private in the Air Corps branch of the Selectees during World War II. At the time of enlistment, C.L. Hester was widower or widow, with dependents, stood 67 inches tall, and had an education level of 1 year of high school. C.L. Hester identified as black."
From the letter and photograph we know he was white and married. The web page has an area where you can leave information. It would be cool to post the cover and contents on that page, especially since it's so historically valuable to the story.
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I only looked at his pow record at first and missed the incorrect information on his enlistment record. I sent his picture and letter to the site. It will need to be approved by their moderator before it it added to the site. Thanks for helping me tell some of his story.
Vince
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Great stuff. It's nice to see photos and other memorabilia attached to written records. It helps bring them to life. Maybe some relative will be searching his/her family tree one day and will be rapt to find such a great photo and cover attached to the POW record.
Stephen
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