media-7510.tiff UPL 7510 1945, May 17: Letter to Operations

V-Mail sent from Lieutenant Norman T Rosholt to Captain Clarke Kimball, Operations Officer of the 452nd Bomb Group, 17 May 1945.

Transcription: 'Sirs,
Regret to inform you that D'Amor was killed, Galusha was seriously injured and Enroughty is missing as of March 21st. Hoffman, Fuhr, Syvertsen, Hare, Collins and I are okay and here in France. Old 42-97977 is in a thousand pieces.

Say Kimball, can you please check on our clothes and see if they are on the way home. Thanks a lot.

In case you are wondering, we received three flak bursts directly under our ship and one on the waist which knocked out control cables, auto pilot, turn tabs and no 1 + 4 engines. Only made it to Holland.
Best of luck and thanks a lot.
Norman.'

Transcribed letter and associated Capt Kimball.

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