[Jamaica Ginger]

To Leo Etgen, and Michal.

I cannot thank you enough for the information that the both of you were able to supply me concerning Lt. Hans Gest. I am doing this search for his grand daughter who is a Lt. Colonel in the US Army stationed in Virginia, USA.

Her ultimate goal was to locate his grave site and if possible, to exhume his remains and bring them here to the US to be reinterned with his wife, who is buried in Virginia.

One last question regarding Lt. Gest. Is there an existing photograph of his grave marker? If there is, I know that the family would be very appreciative in having a copy of it.

I cannot thank both of you enough for the information that you were able to give me to forward to his family.

As to my Log on name: Jamaica Ginger. It was the name of my father's B17 he crewed on as a Ball turret gunner in 1945 based in Knettishall, England of the 388th BG. He saw VE day while in Europe. The Jamaica Ginger flew 137 missions/8th AirForce records. 139 according to my father's log book. Credited with 12 fighter kills, and 3 chowhound missions to Netherlands. Plus numerous POW missions returning Allied service men back to England.

Thank you again.