Walter Hustus collection, 1904-2000 (bulk 1942-1948).

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Walter Hustus collection, 1904-2000 (bulk 1942-1948).

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Correspondence between Hustus and his family, many to letters and from his mother Grace Hustus, chiefly written to South Portland, Me., reflecting his activities with the 303rd Bomb Group (Hell's Angels) in England, flying 29 1/2 successful bombing missions over Germany before his plane was shot down 18 Apr. 1944 and his assignment at the German prison camp Stalag 17-B in Krems, Austria, where he remained for 13 months; military/governmental correspondence to the Hustus family, including notifications of Hustus's military promotions, MIA and POW status, and information on German prison camps and mail service; and miscellaneous correspondence to his family from friends, relatives, mothers of fellow crew members such as Anne B. Bradley of Asheville, N.C., who coordinated the correspondence.

13 v.

Maine Historical Society Library

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United States. Army Air Forces

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The Army Air Forces War Adjustment Course was established in 1944 at several locations in the U.S., one of which was Harvard Business School. The HBS program involved eight weeks of training in the business of contract terminations, cutbacks, and property disposal necessitated by changes in Army Air Forces tactical requirements. Approximately 4,200 officers received instruction throughout the country, about one sixth of them at HBS. The goal of the program was to train men for participation in t...

Bradley, Anne B.

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Hustus family.

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Hustus, Grace

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Stalag XVII B Krems-Gneixendorf

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United States. Army Air Forces. Bomb Group, 303rd

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Hustus, Walter L., 1921-1999

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World War II veteran and ex-POW; later a farmer and fireman, of Pownal, Me. From the description of Walter Hustus collection, 1904-2000 (bulk 1942-1948). (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70974973 ...