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==Legacy==
==Legacy==
On August 23, the [[CUNY]] Dominican Studies Institute and U.S. Rep. [[Adriano Espaillat]] (NY-13) hosted a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Esteban Hotesse posthumously during an exhibit honoring Dominicans' [[World War II]] military contributions.<ref> Find a Grave. "1LT Estaban Hotesse." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155308247/estaban-hotesse </ref>
On August 23, the [[CUNY]] Dominican Studies Institute and U.S. Rep. [[Adriano Espaillat]] (NY-13) hosted a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Esteban Hotesse posthumously during an exhibit honoring Dominicans' [[World War II]] military contributions.<ref> Find a Grave. "1LT Estaban Hotesse." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155308247/estaban-hotesse </ref><ref> The Atlantic. "An Unknown Latino Tuskegee Airman Has Been Discovered." https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/11/unknown-latino-tuskegee-airman-discovered/433479/ </ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:29, 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] he was the son of Clara Pacheco, a Dominican woman.[6] On November 1, 1923, Hotesse immigrated to the United States via the Pork of New York at the age of four. [7]

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.[8] Before applying to the Tuskegee Flight School Program, Hotesse and his family were living in Manhattan, New York. After serving as a U.S. Army officer, he and his family applied for U.S. citizenship in April 1943. [9]

==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. [10][11]

Hotesse did not participate in combat in the European Theater during [[World War II}], remaining stateside his entire career. [12]

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. [13]

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 and Madison County, Kentucky. At the time of his passing, Hotesse was serving as a Pilot with the 619th Squadron, 447th Bombardment Group.[3] At the time of his death, Hotesse was a 1st Lieutenant.[14][15].

Legacy

On August 23, the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute and U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) hosted a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Esteban Hotesse posthumously during an exhibit honoring Dominicans' World War II military contributions.[16][17]

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. ^ The Atlantic. "An Unknown Latino Tuskegee Airman Has Been Discovered." https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/11/unknown-latino-tuskegee-airman-discovered/433479/
  7. ^ Find a Grave. "1LT Estaban Hotesse." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155308247/estaban-hotesse
  8. ^ Find a Grave. "1LT Estaban Hotesse." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155308247/estaban-hotesse
  9. ^ The Atlantic. "An Unknown Latino Tuskegee Airman Has Been Discovered." https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/11/unknown-latino-tuskegee-airman-discovered/433479/
  10. ^ xxxx
  11. ^ Find a Grave. "1LT Estaban Hotesse." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155308247/estaban-hotesse
  12. ^ The Atlantic. "An Unknown Latino Tuskegee Airman Has Been Discovered." https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/11/unknown-latino-tuskegee-airman-discovered/433479/
  13. ^ 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/
  14. ^ Find a Grave. "1LT Estaban Hotesse." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155308247/estaban-hotesse
  15. ^ Find a Grave. "Stephen Hotesse." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148872805/stephen-hotesse
  16. ^ Find a Grave. "1LT Estaban Hotesse." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155308247/estaban-hotesse
  17. ^ The Atlantic. "An Unknown Latino Tuskegee Airman Has Been Discovered." https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/11/unknown-latino-tuskegee-airman-discovered/433479/
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