WWII POW Letter, Jewish Army Air Corps Officer, 453rd Bomb Group J Stewart, MIA




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Reference Number: Avaluer:475728Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
Original Description:
An important original WWII POW letter and document from Lt. Edward Louis Feinberg who was an Jewish Army Air Corps Officer with the 453rd Bombing Group, shot down over Germany.   The POW letter was written by Lt. Feinberg wife to him addressed, 2nd Lt. Edward L Feinberg postmarked May 17, 1945, sent to Prisoner of War # 4382 Stalag. Luft Camp Germany.  The Document is an Army Air Corps equipment list of Lt. Feinberg from AAFF Navigation Scho...ol, Hondo, Texas dated December 15 1942. 
Also included with the original letter and document is a copy of The Jewish Post new article of May 5 1944, reporting him missing in action and two recent printed photos of Major Jimmy Stewart with Lt. Feinberg's the 453rd Bomb Group. 
On April 8, 1944 Lt. Feinberg was the navigator on a bombing mission to Brunswick, Germany. His B-24 was attacked by German Ace Josef Zwernemann in his Focke-Wulf Fw 190 near Uelzen, Germany and shot down.   Three crew-members were killed on the aircraft and he and 6 other crewmen bailed out and were captured and became POWs. Lt. Feinberg spent the rest of the war as a POW in Stalag. Luft Camp Germany until the Russians Army liberated him in 1945.  Lt. Feinberg was a Navigator with the 8thAir Force, 453rd Bomber Group, 735th Bombardment Squadron, (RAF Old Buckenham Airfield) The 453rd Bomb Group was Major Jimmy Stewart’s (actor) Bomb Group and Major Stewart was at the Buckenham Airfield, England the day that Lt. Feinberg took off on his last mission.   About the mission: 
On 8 April, 1944, thirty-five B-24 Liberator bombers of the 453rd Bombing Group flew from England to join the 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force on a bombing raid to Brunswick, Germany. Five of the group’s bombers return to England having to abort because to malfunctions. About 8 hours after take-off, only twenty-three B-24's returned to the Old Buckenham airfield, England. Seven aircraft (each had a ten man crew)  had been lost to German fighters and flak.  On that one mission, the 2nd Air Division lost thirty B-24's and 300 aircrew. April 1944 became the costliest month of the war to date for the bomber crews flying the massive daylight missions on targets in France, Belgium and Germany. What you will get:You will get the original POW letter and document, a copy of Lt. Feinberg Missing in Action article and two Recently printed photos on Jimmy Stewart with the 453rd Bombing Group.
Condition: some folds on the letter has tape and there is a small cut lower part of the document. Bidding conditions and mailing below:I ship Priority Mail US Post Service, three day delivery.  The reason why I ship this way is virtually all of the items I sell are one of a kind and even though an item may not have a high selling price it is sometime priceless to the buyer. Also Priority Mail US Post Service is insured and is tracked to insure delivery. US buyers only. (I do make some exceptions for foreign buyers but you would need to email me to get approval for bidding.You must have bought over 25 items on eBay, Paypal preferred and you must have a good rating in order to buy on this item/items.I have a 100% rating and have sold many rare and important document, letters and items on Ebay so you know you will receive this original item.See photos for condition. Email me if you have any questions. 




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