Wesley "wes" Hochgraber

World War II Letters from PFC Wesley A. Hochgraber

Letters from Fields: Buckley, Lowry, Hunter

Wes served his country in the U.S. Air Force from October 4, 1942 to January 6, 1946 with the 93rd Airdrone Squadron in Australia, New Guinea and the Philippines, receiving two Bronze Battle Starts.

Training / Deployments / Stations

• April 9 1943 - Buckley Field / Denver, Colorado -- Training

• May 1943 to June 12, 1943 -- Lowry Field / Denver, Colorado -- Training

• July 14, 1943 - Hunter Field, Savannah, Georgia

• Townsville, Queensland, Australia

• Christmas 1944 - Papua New Guinea - Markham Rd. (US90) LAE War Cemetery

• 1947 - Bauan, Batangas, Philippines (harbor / market / main street)

• May 1947? - Manila - Neilson Field (1909 camp) (Walled City)

• Taal, Batangas, Philippines

• Cuenca, Batangas, Philippines

• 1909th camp area / Bomb Drop #3

• Dec. 6, 1945 - Clark Air Base, Luzon Philippines

• Dec. 7, 1945 - Manila Harbor

• Dec. 23, 1945 - San Fransico

• Jan. 6, 1946 -