Tuesday, September 20, 2011
War Time Photos: WW2 Combat Vet, Anthony Hmura
Anthony Hmura - WW2 Combat Vet
445th Bomb Group. 701st and 703rd Bomb Squadrons
On lead plane, with ace Pilot Otto Tauer at Kassel Raid.
Gunner on B-24 Liberator. (Nickname - Casanova)
28 air combat missions. Shot down 3 times.
Survived that Kassell Raid - with highest losses of any U.S. air battle.
Hmura - Sent back on Duty after 28 combat missions.
Tony Hmura onboard a WW2 fighter plane
WW 2 airman Tony Hmura - before a combat mission.
Here's another photo and more info on our Squadron - the 703rd.
Tony Hmura: Gunner on B-24 with Ace pilot Otto Tauer
Ours was the lead plane in the most deadly air battle of WW2 (Kassel)
With fellow airmen in the 445th Bomb Group, Air Corp
Photo from book on Polish-Americans in Central Mass.
I'm 2nd from left on bottom row.
Fellow airmen of the 445th bomb group - just after a mission.
As it happened, actor Jimmy Stewart was our Squadron Commander
703rd Bomb Squadron
| Missions | Position | Name |
| 15-19 | Pilot | Lt. Otto S. Tauer |
| CoPilot | Lt. Philip H. Goldfarb | |
| Bombardier | Lt. Abner G. Musser, Jr. | |
| Lead Navigator (DR) | Lt. George W. Herbert, Jr. | |
| Mickey (Radar) Navigator | Lt. Robert A. Livingston | |
| Pilotage Navigator/Gunner | Lt. Robert E. Conrad Jr. | |
| Engineer | T/Sgt. Robert H. Eisenberg | |
| Radio Operator | T/Sgt. Maurice E. Guerriero | |
| Tail Turret Gunner | S/Sgt. William J. Trollinger, Jr. | |
| Top Turret Gunner | S/Sgt. Jack C. Wikoff | |
| Waist Gunner | S/Sgt. Anthony P. Hmura | |
| Waist Gunner | S/Sgt. Richard P. Schultz |
701st Bomb Squadron (lead crew)
| Missions | Position | Name |
| 20-30 | Pilot | Lt. Otto S. Tauer ("Skipper") |
| CoPilot | Lt. Philip H. Goldfarb ("Toggle") | |
| Bombardier | Lt. Abner G. Musser, Jr. ("Mate") | |
| Lead Navigator (DR) | Lt. Robert E. Conrad Jr. ("Gimper") | |
| Mickey (Radar) Navigator | Lt. Robert A. Livingstone ("Livy") | |
| Pilotage Navigator/Gunner | Lt. Harold L. Clark ("Head") | |
| Engineer | T/Sgt. Robert H. Eisenberg ("Ike") | |
| Radio Operator | T/Sgt. Maurice E. Guerriero ("Pappy") | |
| Tail Turret Gunner | S/Sgt. William J. Trollinger, Jr. ("Bill") | |
| Top Turret Gunner | S/Sgt. Jack C. Wikoff ("Jack") | |
| Waist Gunner | S/Sgt. Anthony P. Hmura ("Casanova") | |
| Waist Gunner | S/Sgt. Richard P. Schultz ("Dutch") |
Read: Combat Mission Record with 445th Bomb Group
At this link, can read descriptions of many of the missions I was on with Ace pilot Otto Tauer and (site's source) Lt. Robert Conrad
More info on the 445th Bomb Group: http://www.445bg.org/
"Dedicated to the men who flew with the 445th Bomb Group out of Tibenham, England."
Post-War Vet Activities: Anthony Hmura
My recruiting sign for AmVets - for which I was Commander in 1956
Polish American Veterans - Memorial Fund
1956 - Pearl Harbor Commemoration at Faneuil Hall, Boston, Mass.
Saluting during Veteran's Day event.
Local "Salute to Veterans" - an event that I sponsored
Ceremony for Gulf War Vets Memorial
Laying a wreathe at Gulf Memorial Plaque
I painted this mural for my office, as a memorial for those lost in WW2 air battles
An image of a B-24 Liberator - painted on the back of Jacket
My Life in Politics - WW 2 Vet Anthony Hmura
Tony and Rose Hmura with Mass. Governor Volpe - 1960s
Hmura with Sheriff Glodis and Council candidate Yanis (Worcester, Mass)
... with Mass. State Rep. Amerello
... with Mass. Governor Weld - 1990s
...with Mass. Lt. Gov. Tim Murray
Tony Hmura's campaign for Mass. State Rep - 1965
... with Mayor Mariano (Worcester, Mass)
...with Mass. State Rep. Binienda
Hmura takes a stand for the "PILOT" Program
Tony Hmura in Poland - Donation drive for Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital
Hmura campaign article- 1974
Hmura at Patriotic Rally - 1972
Hmura campaign article - 1974
Postwar Life in Central Massachusetts - Anthony Hmura
... the 'Godfather of Canterbury Street'
..with Worcester's own World Champion Boxer - Jose Rivera
Organizing clean-up efforts for a local cemetary with many neglected veterans' graves
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