gap Posted June 28, 2016 Share #1 Posted June 28, 2016 About 25 years ago, my former secretary provided me with these autographs. Her father was a WW2 fighter pilot and knew I was a fan of aviation. He had Hub Zemke and Bob Johnson sign these photographs, which I believe were from a pamphlet that was issued to the attendees. Anyway, I thought they were pretty cool and that you guys would like them. For the life of me, I can't remember my secretary's last name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gap Posted June 28, 2016 Author Share #2 Posted June 28, 2016 Zemke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gap Posted June 28, 2016 Author Share #3 Posted June 28, 2016 Forgot to mention that the autographs were obtained at a convention of former WW2 fighter pilots.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gap Posted June 28, 2016 Author Share #4 Posted June 28, 2016 Was able to recall the last name of my former secretary - Holtmeier. From there, I was able to locate her father, Herbert R. Holtmeier. According to his obituary (1995), he flew as a wingman for Gabreski and Johnson with the 61st Fighter Squadron! Would explain why he was at a reunion with Zemke and Johnson! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38Driver Posted July 2, 2016 Share #5 Posted July 2, 2016 Since we're doing 56th FG, I got Gabby's way back when Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlegto Posted July 6, 2016 Share #6 Posted July 6, 2016 Cool! I wrote to Gabreski when I was a kid and he sent me a great autographed 8 X 10 and a handwritten letter. Very nice man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted July 29, 2016 Share #7 Posted July 29, 2016 Pretty cool! -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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