vmr 153

[islandhobbler1]

looking for any members from WW11 that may have knew william o'dell "bill" hoch from fredrick or hagerstown md. iam his daughter, he passed away last aug, only a few months before he passed he started to talk about his service in the marines, i would love to find out more about what he did. growing up i knew he was a marine, and that was about it, he never spoke about what he did til almost the very end. i would like to email with someone from his unit or that knew him. or even the story behind the pic on his jacket. i used to wear it as a kid and loved it. please email me islandhobbler@hotmail.com thank you. iam also a member of the patriot guard riders in his honor and memory of his service to his country. thank you all.

[USNAviator]

Firstly let me extend to you my sympathy on the loss of your Dad. I did not know him, a little before my time ;)

I can help you out about VMR 153. The designation VMR is Marine Air Transport Squadron. In other words your Dad worked on the Pacific Islands mostly loading/unloading and flying goods to other bases.

The drawing on the jacket, best guess, may be the 153 Sq mascot. I don't think it's an individual aircraft.

Sorry I can't be of further help. Happy 4th to you and yours

[ctay122]

My dad, Don Stickles, aka "Stu" was in VMR 153 starting Jan 17, 1946. I am particularly interested in knowing about someone named "Toot". My dad mentions him in a journal entry stating Toot is in the same squadron and lives in the next barracks.