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Esteban Hotesse
Esteban Hotesse (February 11, 1919 – July 8, 1945) (also known as "Stephen Hotesse") was a black Dominican American United States Army Air Force second lieutenant and member of the World War II combat fighter group, the Tuskegee Airmen. He was the only Dominican-born member of the Tuskegee Airmen. He died in a B-25 Mitchell crash in July 1945. Early life and family Hotesse was born on February 11, 1919, in Moca, Espaillat, Dominican Republic. He was the son of Clara Pacheco, a Dominican woman. On November 1, 1923, Hotesse immigrated to the United States via the Port of New York at the age of four. Hotesse was married to Mrs. Iristella Hotesse, a Puerto Rican woman. He was the father of two daughters, Mary Lou Hotesse and Rosalie Hotesse. Hotesse and his family were living in Manhattan, New York. After serving as a U.S. Army officer, he and his family applied for U.S. citizenship in April 1943. Military career Hotesse was admitted to the Tuskegee Flight School Program on Febr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moca, Dominican Republic
Moca is the capital of Espaillat province in the Cibao region of the Dominican Republic, and is the tenth-largest city of the country with a population of 173,442 inhabitants. Moca is located 11 miles/18 kilometers east from the country’s second-largest city, Santiago. It is divided into eight municipal districts: San Víctor, Las Lagunas, José Contreras, Juan López, El Higuerito, La Ortega, Monte de la Jagua and Canca La Reina. The city is known as "La Villa Heroica" (Village of Heroes) due to the number of men and women from Moca who have played a major role in the Dominican Republic's history in bringing down two dictators, Ulises Heureaux and Rafael Trujillo, and bringing democracy back to the country. Moca is home to the Corazon Sagrado de Jesus ("Sacred Heart of Jesus") Cathedral. All its pane glass windows were originally brought from Italy depicting the apostles and Jesus' path to the crucifixion. Agriculture forms the primary livelihood of the inhabitants. Plantai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Selway
Robert Roy Selway Jr. (December 31, 1902 – September 12, 1967) was a United States Army Air Forces officer best known for being the first commanding officer of the 477th Fighter Group, 477th Medium Bombardment Group of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II and for his role in the Freeman Field mutiny. Biography Robert Selway was born in Wyoming on December 31, 1902. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1924. He died at March Air Force Base on September 12, 1967. Freeman Field mutiny On April 5, 1945, members of the all-black 477th Medium Bombardment Group protested Selway's segregation of Freeman Field's officer clubs by entering the club designated by Selway to be for "supervisory and instructor personnel" instead of the club designated for "trainees." Despite the experience of some of the group's members, Selway had classified all members of the 447th Bombardment Group as trainees, effectively segregating the officer clubs by race. 36 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
