Timeline
Birth- Jan 1, 1917
Omaha, Nebraska
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siren as he was preparing to leave the POW camp at Dulag Luft Wetzlar. The camp was liberated just 3 weeks later.
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& KIA n. of Reims,France. Capt. Emmer then assumed command of the 353FS and lead an armed recon. as RED ONE in the.....
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afternoon. While returning, his P-51D "Arson's Reward" (FT-G) was struck by highly accurate AAA fire. An 88mm shell.....
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Beal of UT, a B-17 ball turret gunner during an air raid. 1-2 days later, on 15 Feb 1945, he died next to an air raid..
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exploded his fuselage fuel tank. Though badly burned on his hands & legs, Capt. Emmer bailed out of his burning........
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aircraft at approx. 10,500 ft. & parachuted to safety. He was captured & hospitalized. While recovering he met Sgt. Don
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Graduated Advanced Flight Trng Class 42-I, Luke Field, AZ. Assigned to 353FS/354FG/XIX TAC/9AF/ETO/WWII. Actg CO 353FS
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The morning of 9 Aug 44 Bud was 353FS OPSO. His good friend & tentmate, Maj. Don M. Beerbower (Sqdn CO) was shot down...
Occupation
Ace Fighter Pilot
Gender
Male
Employment: Position
Ace Fighter Pilot
Employment: End Date
Aug 9, 1944
Employment: Employer
US Army Air Forces
Employment: Place
ALS #2 Cricqueville, France
Employment: Start Date
Jun 1, 1944
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Awarded DSC, SS, DFC (2 OLC), AM (24 OLC), PH, POW.
Place of Residence
Stanford - St. Louis, MO.
Place of Residence
Rosebury - St. Louis, MO.
Death- Feb 15, 1945-Age: 28 years
DNB - Myocarditis
Dulag Luft Wetzlar POW Camp
Burial- Jan 1, 1948
St. Louis, MO - New Mt. Sinai Cemetery
Feb 18, 1945
Bublinghausen, Germany
Other Facts
Also known as
Bud, Wally
Full Name
Wallace Nathan Emmer
Mother
Blanche Nathan Emmer
Father
Vivien Horace Emmer