WWII 1945 V-Mail Letter POW Newspaper Clippings Raid Over Germanu WW2 WW II 1309

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WWII 1945 V-Mail Letter POW Newspaper Clippings Raid Over Germanu WW2 WW II 1309:
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An original World War Two V-Mail letter written by Private Stan, APO and was stationed overseas. This letter was written April 1st 1945 concerning Jerry who was missing in action when his aircraft was shot down.

Also included are three newspaper clippings talking about the raid over Germany, Sqt. Egsieker beaten by Civillians (he was a crew member on Jerry\'s Plane) and mentions Jerry in the clipping, Dive bombers mual Nazi Troops; rail targets hit again. A very interesting group of clippings directly associated to the letters I am listing now and in the next few months.

Gerald A. Rimmel was a crew member on an aircraft which was attacked and brought down while over Brunswick Germany on March 3rd, 1945 during huge raids of 1000\'s of US Combat planes. He was one of 8 members on the plane. The names of the crew were: Jack W. Thrasher, Pilot, Albert L. Egsieker, Radio Operator, Thomas C. Browning Jr, Aerial Engineer, Dean M. Barton, Right Waist Gunner, Cecil A. Baker, Left Waist Gunner, Gerald A. Rimmel, Navigator, Bott, and McGuire. He was MIA for a great amount of time and soon found to be a POW on German soil. Below is some more incredible information on Jerry Rimmel. I have many more listings coming up in the next few months that is associated with this listing!

Written by Commanding Officer, Walter G. Burke, 1stLt. Air Corps Adjutant

Lt. Rimmel was a crew member on an aircraft which wasattacked by enemy aircraft while over Brunswick Germany, piloted by Lt. Jack W.Thrasher, 0825033. The # 1 engine was hit and burst into flames; the aircraftthen pulled off to the left and within a very short time (about one minute) theleft wing crumbled. It then flipped over on its back and there was anexplosion; the aircraft was broken up by this explosion and fell in manypieces. Observing crew members counted five (5) parachutes that were believedto have come from the plane. The former Co-pilot has assisted very admirablywith our own Intelligence Staff for additional information, but to date nothinghas been definite, except a letter which I received from an enlisted crewmember, Staff Sergeant Ray Muffley, 19022708, who bailed out successfully, wascaptured, then liberated by Allied troops, and is now recuperating in ahospital on the Continent. This is apparently indicative that other crewmembers may be alive as well.

I hope you will convey to Lt. Rimmel’s family and friends,our most sincere sympathy at this time and our hope that soon news may comethat he is safe and well. Meanwhile, we can hope and bring good news to you athome, only by continual and unrelently prosecution of our own part in the war.

Written by Mrs. Thrasher, the mother of the pilot of thisaircraft

Dear Mrs. Rimmel, June4th, 1945

I appreciated your letter so much and it is just in the lastten days that I have begun to give up hope. Up until then somehow I just feltthat everything was going to be alright. I had a letter from Mrs. Mufley inwhich she told us that her son said Jack told the boys to “use their parachutesand that he would stay with the ship”. I can’t see any reason for him stayingwith the plane unless one of the boys near him was wounded and could not bailout. Three years ago tomorrow our older son was killed in a plane crash inLubbock, Texas and that heart ache is with us just as the day we received themessage. I had hoped that it would be inGods will to spare Jack. This I do know that he will give us the strength tosee us through what ever is (*****) of us. I’m sorry to write you such adepressing letter but I know you will understand. I was afraid that you wouldjust hate to write me any bad news that Jerry wrote you but I want to hearwhatever he writes.

Sincerely, MattiThrasher

Dear Mrs. Rimmel, June26, 1945

We had a telegram saying that Jack was killed in action overGermany March 3. As you know form my last letter to you we had begun to suspectthis but it was a shock just the same. When Jerry comes home, which I hope issoon, I wish he would write us every little detail that he knows. I am sothankful that he was one of the boys that are safe.

Sincerely, Matti Thrasher

Newspaper Clippings: Beaten by Civillians

Sgt. Egsieker, radio operator on a bomber based in England,was captured last March 3rd, 1945 when his plane was shotdown and the crew was forced to parachute. He landed in the back yard in anunidentified German town, and found himself surrounded by infuriated civilians,The Germans called him “Luftgangster!” (air gangster) and beat him with sticksand stones for two hours before he was rescued by members of the Volksturm(home guard). After spending 27 days in a camp near Wetalar, he was liberated.Sgt. Egsieker said his crew included another St. Louisan, Lt, Gerald Rimmel, 6012 WatermanAvenue, who landed safely but was taken to another camp.

London, March 3 1945 While allied dive bombers poundedGerman troop columns seeking a haven behind the Rhine today, more than 1800United States Eighth Air Force planes flew into central and southEasternGermany for the third straight day and battered more than a dozen essential to the Nazi war machine. This greatfleet including 1100 heavy bombers, first gave Berlin another scare, then swungsouth over the Brunswick-Mugdeburg region where 13 Nazi planes were destroyedyesterday in the first big air battle over Germany since the middle of January...... and much much more......

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The letter shows very little if any wear and clippings are discolored with age.