Folks,
Bernadette has a dental appointment in one hour this afternoon. I want to get this posted before we leave, so I will post what I have together so far.
Gary
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Bill Hosmer
Reply form Jim Kofoid (Neola’s brother) Bottineau, ND
The Hoz is sure someone we all are very proud off! I’ve been mistaken about his rank. I have heard
It said that he is a BG!? I will correct myself.
Jim K.
Jim,
Nice hearing from you. I truly enjoyed our visits too, when we were in ND last month. You too are a retired Army Sergeant Major. Can’t get any higher than that in the enlisted ranks. To the lower ranks, that is almost the same as being a General.
Bill’s cousin, Bradley Hosmer, was a Brig. General in the Air Force. Bill can maybe fill us in with more of the details. The only info I have is what is published in the 1982 Dunseith Centennial book
Gary
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Bill Hosmer
Reply form Glen Williams (’52): Missoula, MT
Gary Thanks for the info…The story about Bill Hosmer was especially appreciated…..I knew most of the story…but always good to have the old memory refreshed…
Glen Williams
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Bill Hosmer
Reply from Doreen Larson Moran (B ’61): Usk, WA & Hazelton, ND
Just another aside of the Minot AFB Air Show in 1961. SSgt Bob Moran was sitting on alert in the brand new Kaman Husky H43B helicopter during that air show. Bob has several “interesting” stories from the flight line at Minot AFB, both in and out of rescue choppers. He was NCOIC of the Rescue and Survival Section from 1960-1966. He kept telling me he saw snow in September. The statement of snow flurries streaking by the canopy is true. Bob said there was also snow at his survival camp in 1960. Just another part of the line on the 50th anniversary invitation — “Once upon a time…… Long ago and far away…….”. Doreen Larson Moran
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Reply from Bill Hosmer (’48): Tucson, AZ
Gary,
It was my pleasure to finally meet the guy
who gives us this chance to hear about and exchange
ideas and news and recollections with the people we grew
up with and keep in touch with. It was also a treat to
get a couple of hugs from Bernadette, who brightened
every event which took place while I was there.
I need to explain how that article got published. A
Dunseith guy whose farm was on the former Leonard
place and a neighbor of the Fugeres was a young lad
when our team flew over Dunseith more that 50 years ago. He is Aime Casavant, and he and I had a rendezvous in Rugby while we were both in the vicinity this summer. Aime was a crew chief of jets during his time in the Air Force, to include RF-4Cs in Vietnam,
F-104s at Edwards AFB, and others at Nellis where I
spent several assignments. My Dad, Jack Hosmer , was
the rural mail carrier for the Casavants.
Aime is interested in the Aviation Museum in Fargo, and decided that I should send him some material to
put into the museum. He contacted the Fargo Forum, and gave one of the writers the material I sent., That
writer interviewed me by phone and published it.
I was aware of what Aime was up to, but did not
realize it would end up in other papers as well. Any
way, that is how the article took place.
My surprise and feelings of flattery gave me pause.
If anyone needs an agent for sponsorship for any cause,
Aime Casavant is the finest I’ve seen. We intend to keep in touch, to include a rendezvous here in AZ with
another former crew chief and friend of Aime’s.
Thank you, Gary for your kind comments, and it was
great to see Dave Shelver, Dick and Brenda Johnson
and many others during my short stop at home. I also
got to meet Aime’s sister at Stubbie’s birthday celebration
in Bottineau. She is Mary Ann.
Thanks,Gary, it’s great to really, finally, know you.
Bill Hosmer
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Eleanore Fauske’s 90th Birthday party celebration
We had the honors of attending Eleanore’s 90th birthday celebration too. I saw so many folks at this event too that I had not seen in years. It was such a pleasure seeing all of the LaCroix gals again too, Judy, Donna and Joan and their mother Lydia too. It was so nice seeing all of the Fauske’s and their families too. It was a very enjoyable nice event.
I asked Karen Larson (Spectrum) to print an 8×10 hard copy of the top photo of Bernadette and me with Stubby and Elwood to give to them. Thank you Karen.
Below are a few pictures that I took. I thought I took lots of pictures, but in retrospect, I did not. I missed a lot folks.
Gary
