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'''Esteban Hotesse''' (February 11, 1919 – July 8, 1945) was an [[Dominican American|American]] [[United States Army Air Force]] [[Second Lieutenant (United States)|second lieutenant]] and member of the [[World War II]] [[Tuskegee Airmen]]. He was the only Dominican-born member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen. He died in a [[B-25 Mitchell]] crash in July 1945.<ref name="Atlantic">{{cite news |last1=Lantigua-Williams |first1=Juleyka |title=An Unknown Latino Tuskegee Airman Has Been Discovered |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/11/unknown-latino-tuskegee-airman-discovered/433479/ |accessdate=1 May 2020 |work=[[The Atlantic]] |date=5 November 2015}}</ref><ref name="Remezcla">{{cite news |last1=Simón |first1=Yara |title=The Unknown Story of Esteban Hotesse, a Dominican-Born Member of the Tuskeegee Airmen |url=https://remezcla.com/features/culture/the-unknown-story-of-esteban-hotesse-a-dominican-born-member-of-the-tuskeegee-airmen/ |accessdate=1 May 2020 |work=[[Remezcla]]}}</ref>
'''Esteban Hotesse''' (February 11, 1919 – July 8, 1945) (also known as "Stephen Hotesse")<ref> Find a Grave. "Stephen Hotesse." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148872805/stephen-hotesse </ref> was an black [[Dominican American|American]] [[United States Army Air Force]] [[Second Lieutenant (United States)|second lieutenant]] and member of the [[World War II]] [[Tuskegee Airmen]]. He was the only Dominican-born member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen. He died in a [[B-25 Mitchell]] crash in July 1945.<ref name="Atlantic">{{cite news |last1=Lantigua-Williams |first1=Juleyka |title=An Unknown Latino Tuskegee Airman Has Been Discovered |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/11/unknown-latino-tuskegee-airman-discovered/433479/ |accessdate=1 May 2020 |work=[[The Atlantic]] |date=5 November 2015}}</ref><ref name="Remezcla">{{cite news |last1=Simón |first1=Yara |title=The Unknown Story of Esteban Hotesse, a Dominican-Born Member of the Tuskeegee Airmen |url=https://remezcla.com/features/culture/the-unknown-story-of-esteban-hotesse-a-dominican-born-member-of-the-tuskeegee-airmen/ |accessdate=1 May 2020 |work=[[Remezcla]]}}</ref>

==Early Life, Family==
Hotesse was born on February 11, 1919 in Moca, Espaillat, Dominican Republic.<ref> Find a Grave. "1LT Estaban Hotesse." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155308247/estaban-hotesse </ref> On November 1, 1923, Hotesse immigrated to the United States via the Pork of New York at the age of 4.<ref> Find a Grave. "1LT Estaban Hotesse." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155308247/estaban-hotesse </ref>

Hotesse was married to Mrs. Iristella {Lind} Hotesse, a Puerto Rican woman. He was the father of two daughters, Mary Lou Hotesse and Rosalie Hotesse.<ref> Find a Grave. "1LT Estaban Hotesse." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155308247/estaban-hotesse </ref>

==Military Career with the Tuskegee Airmen]]
Hotesse was admitted to the Tuskegee Flight School Program on February, 21, 1942, receiving his 2nd lieutenant commission and flight wings on XXXXXXX. <ref> xxxx </ref><ref> Find a Grave. "1LT Estaban Hotesse." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155308247/estaban-hotesse </ref>

==Involvement in the Freeman Field Mutiny==

On April 5, 1945, Hotesse was among several black officers within the [[477th Bombardment Group]] arrested in the [[Freeman Field Mutiny]] for attempting to enter base Officer's Club which was deemed all-white by the base's commanding officer, against military regulations. Hotesse and most of the black officers were released April 23 at the order of Army Chief of Staff General [[George C. Marshall]]. Fallout from the black officers' alleged mutiny contributed to the eventual desegregation of the U.S. military by Harry S. Truman. <ref> Remezcla. "The Unknown Story of Esteban Hotesse, a Dominican-Born Member of the Tuskeegee Airmen." YARA SIMÓN. 11.17.15. https://remezcla.com/features/culture/the-unknown-story-of-esteban-hotesse-a-dominican-born-member-of-the-tuskeegee-airmen/ </ref>

==Death==
On July 8, 1945, Hotesse died in a [[B-25 Mitchell]] (B-25J Mitchell #44-30746) military exercise crash with 1st Lt. Samuel A Black, Jr and pilot Flight Officer Glenn W Pulliam at the [[Ohio River]] between Indiana and Kentucky, three miles northeast of Vevay, Indiana while serving as a Pilot with the 619th Squadron, 447th Bombardment Group.<ref name="Atlantic">{{cite news |last1=Lantigua-Williams |first1=Juleyka |title=An Unknown Latino Tuskegee Airman Has Been Discovered |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/11/unknown-latino-tuskegee-airman-discovered/433479/ |accessdate=1 May 2020 |work=[[The Atlantic]] |date=5 November 2015}}</ref> At the time of his death, Hotesse was a 1st Lieutenant.<ref> Find a Grave. "1LT Estaban Hotesse." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155308247/estaban-hotesse </ref><ref> Find a Grave. "Stephen Hotesse." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148872805/stephen-hotesse </ref>.

==Legacy==
The [[Dominican Institute]] displays Hotesse's story at an exhibit honoring Dominicans' military contributions during [[World War II]].<ref> Find a Grave. "1LT Estaban Hotesse." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155308247/estaban-hotesse </ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:05, 26 June 2021

Esteban Hotesse (also known as Stephen Hotesse [1]
Born(1919-02-11)February 11, 1919
Moca, Dominican Republic
DiedJuly 8, 1945(1945-07-08) (aged 26)
Madison County, Kentucky
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service1942-1945
RankSecond Lieutenant
Unit619th Bombardment Squadron
477th Medium Bombardment Group

Esteban Hotesse (February 11, 1919 – July 8, 1945) (also known as "Stephen Hotesse")[2] was an black American United States Army Air Force second lieutenant and member of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen. He was the only Dominican-born member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen. He died in a B-25 Mitchell crash in July 1945.[3][4]

Early Life, Family

Hotesse was born on February 11, 1919 in Moca, Espaillat, Dominican Republic.[5] On November 1, 1923, Hotesse immigrated to the United States via the Pork of New York at the age of 4.[6]

Hotesse was married to Mrs. Iristella {Lind} Hotesse, a Puerto Rican woman. He was the father of two daughters, Mary Lou Hotesse and Rosalie Hotesse.[7]

==Military Career with the Tuskegee Airmen]] Hotesse was admitted to the Tuskegee Flight School Program on February, 21, 1942, receiving his 2nd lieutenant commission and flight wings on XXXXXXX. [8][9]

Involvement in the Freeman Field Mutiny

On April 5, 1945, Hotesse was among several black officers within the 477th Bombardment Group arrested in the Freeman Field Mutiny for attempting to enter base Officer's Club which was deemed all-white by the base's commanding officer, against military regulations. Hotesse and most of the black officers were released April 23 at the order of Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall. Fallout from the black officers' alleged mutiny contributed to the eventual desegregation of the U.S. military by Harry S. Truman. [10]

Death

On July 8, 1945, Hotesse died in a B-25 Mitchell (B-25J Mitchell #44-30746) military exercise crash with 1st Lt. Samuel A Black, Jr and pilot Flight Officer Glenn W Pulliam at the Ohio River between Indiana and Kentucky, three miles northeast of Vevay, Indiana while serving as a Pilot with the 619th Squadron, 447th Bombardment Group.[3] At the time of his death, Hotesse was a 1st Lieutenant.[11][12].

Legacy

The Dominican Institute displays Hotesse's story at an exhibit honoring Dominicans' military contributions during World War II.[13]

References

  1. ^ Find a Grave. "Stephen Hotesse." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148872805/stephen-hotesse
  2. ^ Find a Grave. "Stephen Hotesse." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148872805/stephen-hotesse
  3. ^ a b Lantigua-Williams, Juleyka (5 November 2015). "An Unknown Latino Tuskegee Airman Has Been Discovered". The Atlantic. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. ^ Simón, Yara. "The Unknown Story of Esteban Hotesse, a Dominican-Born Member of the Tuskeegee Airmen". Remezcla. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  5. ^ Find a Grave. "1LT Estaban Hotesse." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155308247/estaban-hotesse
  6. ^ Find a Grave. "1LT Estaban Hotesse." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155308247/estaban-hotesse
  7. ^ Find a Grave. "1LT Estaban Hotesse." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155308247/estaban-hotesse
  8. ^ xxxx
  9. ^ Find a Grave. "1LT Estaban Hotesse." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155308247/estaban-hotesse
  10. ^ Remezcla. "The Unknown Story of Esteban Hotesse, a Dominican-Born Member of the Tuskeegee Airmen." YARA SIMÓN. 11.17.15. https://remezcla.com/features/culture/the-unknown-story-of-esteban-hotesse-a-dominican-born-member-of-the-tuskeegee-airmen/
  11. ^ Find a Grave. "1LT Estaban Hotesse." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155308247/estaban-hotesse
  12. ^ Find a Grave. "Stephen Hotesse." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148872805/stephen-hotesse
  13. ^ Find a Grave. "1LT Estaban Hotesse." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155308247/estaban-hotesse
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