Arthur Samuel Hostettler
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
306bs.org
Object Number - UPL 37314 - Lt. Arthur (Sam) Hostettler ( 1944?)
Arthur Samuel Hostettler was my Great Uncle. He trained in Alamogordo, New Mexico. He was 1st Lt. Bombardier MOS 1035 assigned to 492 BG, 856BS as crew 608 (Hadden Crew). On 18 Jul 44 he was promoted to Capt. he was transferred to the 306th BG.
Killed in Action (KIA) 12 Sept 1944
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
12 September 1944 |
Revisions
Added middle name, death date and media associations, based on information provided by user Swgeewi, who is Hostettler's Great Niece
I never met my Great Uncle. I knew his wife when I was growing up. I found pictures of him in my father’s effects and began looking for information about him online for my Ancestry account. He had a strong resemblance to my Dad (Gerald Westerhausen) and my uncle John. He was the youngest of 14 children and married Anna Lorene Whitesell in Laramie, Wyoming on 12 Dec 1941. Sheila Westerhausen Gillam great niece.
Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
