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Old 17th February 2015, 21:18
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Re: Capt.Wallace Emmer 354th Fighter Group

February 17, 1945:

To quietly remember, February 15, 1945....70 years ago when Bud Emmer took his last mortal breaths in the arms of fellow POW ("kriegefangen") F/O Leonard A. Walker, RAAF as they awaited transport from the German transit camp, Dulag Luft Wetzlar.

Capt. Wallace N. Emmer, USAAF had been badly burned six months earlier when his P-51D was hit by a burst of 88mm German AAA fire. His condition was somewhat improved and he was being transferred to permanent hospital. This chance encounter of an Aussie and a Yank will be remembered in 2015 as family members meet again to reflect and remember these two Allied servicemen, these two brothers-in-arms.

Thank you, Len. Thank you, Bud.


Tripp

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