Rudolph Honsch

Military
Private Rudolph Honsch, of the 303rd Bomb Group, reads a letter from home atop a bomb. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 28 Jan 1943. [stamp] and ‘245695.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ''"A big bomb makes a good seat" thinks Pvt Rudolph Honsch, of 66 Fairview Ave., Box 57, Islip Terrace, Lond Island, N.Y. as he reads a letter from his parents, Mr & Mrs J. Honsch of the above address. Aged 32, Pvt. Honsch was formerly bell Capt media-378868.jpg FRE 1000 Private Rudolph Honsch, of the 303rd Bomb Group, reads a letter from home atop a bomb. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 28 Jan 1943. [stamp] and ‘245695.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ''"A big bomb makes a good seat" thinks Pvt Rudolph Honsch, of 66 Fairview Ave., Box 57, Islip Terrace, Lond Island, N.Y. as he reads a letter from his parents, Mr & Mrs J. Honsch of the above address. Aged 32, Pvt. Honsch was formerly bell Capt. at the Hotel Pierre, 2 E. 61 Street, N.Y.C. ANY. 48.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 1000 - Private Rudolph Honsch, of the 303rd Bomb Group, reads a letter from home atop a bomb. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’...

Formerly a Bell Hop at the Hotel Pierre, New York, he enlisted in 1942. He was photographed aged 37 by Current Affairs Photographers.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York, NY, USA 19 July 1910

Enlisted

Fort Jay, New York 1 May 1942

Other

Released from Service

29 September 1945

Died

17 February 1974

Buried

Long Island National Cemetery, 2040 Wellwood Avenue, Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA

Revisions

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ContributorLucy May
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Sources

https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…

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ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources

Name, Age and Enlistment details agree with caption on reverse FRE 1000 (see associated media)

Enlistment record, Department of Veterans Affairs Death Record and US Veterans Gravesites record at Ancestry.com

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Private Rudolph Honsch, of the 303rd Bomb Group, reads a letter from home atop a bomb. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 28 Jan 1943. [stamp] and ‘245695.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ''"A big bomb makes a good seat" thinks Pvt Rudolph Honsch, of 66 Fairview Ave., Box 57, Islip Terrace, Lond Island, N.Y. as he reads a letter from his parents, Mr & Mrs J. Honsch of the above address. Aged 32, Pvt. Honsch was formerly bell Capt

Object number: FRE 1000 - Private Rudolph Honsch, of the 303rd Bomb Group...