Rudolph Honsch
Military
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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
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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 |