CAPT. WALLACE N. EMMER, USAAF -
WWII FIGHTER ACE & LEADER
Wallace N Emmer was the son of Vivien H Emmer and Blanche Nathan Emmer. He grew up with a younger brother, Raymond, in St Louis, MO.
Capt Emmer served in the 353rd Fighter Squadron (Fighting Cobras), with the 354th Fighter Group flying the P-51 Mustang. Capt Emmer is listed as one of the top Aces for the 354th Pioneer Mustang Fighter Group. He was officially credited with 14 aerial victories and 2 1/2 destroyed on the ground against the German Luftwaffe. Capt Emmer was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross (3 awards), the Air Medal (25 awards), the Purple Heart, European Campaign Medal & the WWII Victory Medal. In addition, his unit was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation (twice).
According to the MACR - while flying a mission over France, Capt Emmer's P-51 was hit in the fuselage fuel tank by a German 88mm AAA shell and exploded. Capt Emmer bailed out, near the Seine River in the vicinity of Rouen France on 9 Aug 1944. He was taken prisoner by the Germans and taken to a hospital where he was seen by a fellow American airman from the St. Louis area. There are conflicting reports about which POW camps he was later held in.
Capt Emmer was badly burned while bailing out of his burning aircraft in the early evening of Aug. 9, 1944 and was in a hospital after being captured by the Germans. Later, on February 15 1945, Capt Emmer was preparing to depart the POW transit camp at Dulag Luft Wetzlar. He died of myocarditis when the air raid siren, which he was standing next to, sounded an air raid alarm. Capt. Emmer fell into the arms of fellow POW F/O Leonard A. Walker of the RAAF and died on the spot. He was buried in the morning of Feb. 18, 1945 in the cemetery of Bublinghausen, Germany with military honors from the Germans. Later, in 1948, his father Vivien repatriated the remains of both sons (Ray had been KIA while serving with the 99th Div.) and they were interred with military honors at New Mt. Sinai Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri on April 21, 1948.
WWII FIGHTER ACE & LEADER
Wallace N Emmer was the son of Vivien H Emmer and Blanche Nathan Emmer. He grew up with a younger brother, Raymond, in St Louis, MO.
Capt Emmer served in the 353rd Fighter Squadron (Fighting Cobras), with the 354th Fighter Group flying the P-51 Mustang. Capt Emmer is listed as one of the top Aces for the 354th Pioneer Mustang Fighter Group. He was officially credited with 14 aerial victories and 2 1/2 destroyed on the ground against the German Luftwaffe. Capt Emmer was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross (3 awards), the Air Medal (25 awards), the Purple Heart, European Campaign Medal & the WWII Victory Medal. In addition, his unit was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation (twice).
According to the MACR - while flying a mission over France, Capt Emmer's P-51 was hit in the fuselage fuel tank by a German 88mm AAA shell and exploded. Capt Emmer bailed out, near the Seine River in the vicinity of Rouen France on 9 Aug 1944. He was taken prisoner by the Germans and taken to a hospital where he was seen by a fellow American airman from the St. Louis area. There are conflicting reports about which POW camps he was later held in.
Capt Emmer was badly burned while bailing out of his burning aircraft in the early evening of Aug. 9, 1944 and was in a hospital after being captured by the Germans. Later, on February 15 1945, Capt Emmer was preparing to depart the POW transit camp at Dulag Luft Wetzlar. He died of myocarditis when the air raid siren, which he was standing next to, sounded an air raid alarm. Capt. Emmer fell into the arms of fellow POW F/O Leonard A. Walker of the RAAF and died on the spot. He was buried in the morning of Feb. 18, 1945 in the cemetery of Bublinghausen, Germany with military honors from the Germans. Later, in 1948, his father Vivien repatriated the remains of both sons (Ray had been KIA while serving with the 99th Div.) and they were interred with military honors at New Mt. Sinai Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri on April 21, 1948.
CAPT. WALLACE N. EMMER, USAAF -
WWII FIGHTER ACE & LEADER
Wallace N Emmer was the son of Vivien H Emmer and Blanche Nathan Emmer. He grew up with a younger brother, Raymond, in St Louis, MO.
Capt Emmer served in the 353rd Fighter Squadron (Fighting Cobras), with the 354th Fighter Group flying the P-51 Mustang. Capt Emmer is listed as one of the top Aces for the 354th Pioneer Mustang Fighter Group. He was officially credited with 14 aerial victories and 2 1/2 destroyed on the ground against the German Luftwaffe. Capt Emmer was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross (3 awards), the Air Medal (25 awards), the Purple Heart, European Campaign Medal & the WWII Victory Medal. In addition, his unit was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation (twice).
According to the MACR - while flying a mission over France, Capt Emmer's P-51 was hit in the fuselage fuel tank by a German 88mm AAA shell and exploded. Capt Emmer bailed out, near the Seine River in the vicinity of Rouen France on 9 Aug 1944. He was taken prisoner by the Germans and taken to a hospital where he was seen by a fellow American airman from the St. Louis area. There are conflicting reports about which POW camps he was later held in.
Capt Emmer was badly burned while bailing out of his burning aircraft in the early evening of Aug. 9, 1944 and was in a hospital after being captured by the Germans. Later, on February 15 1945, Capt Emmer was preparing to depart the POW transit camp at Dulag Luft Wetzlar. He died of myocarditis when the air raid siren, which he was standing next to, sounded an air raid alarm. Capt. Emmer fell into the arms of fellow POW F/O Leonard A. Walker of the RAAF and died on the spot. He was buried in the morning of Feb. 18, 1945 in the cemetery of Bublinghausen, Germany with military honors from the Germans. Later, in 1948, his father Vivien repatriated the remains of both sons (Ray had been KIA while serving with the 99th Div.) and they were interred with military honors at New Mt. Sinai Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri on April 21, 1948.
WWII FIGHTER ACE & LEADER
Wallace N Emmer was the son of Vivien H Emmer and Blanche Nathan Emmer. He grew up with a younger brother, Raymond, in St Louis, MO.
Capt Emmer served in the 353rd Fighter Squadron (Fighting Cobras), with the 354th Fighter Group flying the P-51 Mustang. Capt Emmer is listed as one of the top Aces for the 354th Pioneer Mustang Fighter Group. He was officially credited with 14 aerial victories and 2 1/2 destroyed on the ground against the German Luftwaffe. Capt Emmer was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross (3 awards), the Air Medal (25 awards), the Purple Heart, European Campaign Medal & the WWII Victory Medal. In addition, his unit was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation (twice).
According to the MACR - while flying a mission over France, Capt Emmer's P-51 was hit in the fuselage fuel tank by a German 88mm AAA shell and exploded. Capt Emmer bailed out, near the Seine River in the vicinity of Rouen France on 9 Aug 1944. He was taken prisoner by the Germans and taken to a hospital where he was seen by a fellow American airman from the St. Louis area. There are conflicting reports about which POW camps he was later held in.
Capt Emmer was badly burned while bailing out of his burning aircraft in the early evening of Aug. 9, 1944 and was in a hospital after being captured by the Germans. Later, on February 15 1945, Capt Emmer was preparing to depart the POW transit camp at Dulag Luft Wetzlar. He died of myocarditis when the air raid siren, which he was standing next to, sounded an air raid alarm. Capt. Emmer fell into the arms of fellow POW F/O Leonard A. Walker of the RAAF and died on the spot. He was buried in the morning of Feb. 18, 1945 in the cemetery of Bublinghausen, Germany with military honors from the Germans. Later, in 1948, his father Vivien repatriated the remains of both sons (Ray had been KIA while serving with the 99th Div.) and they were interred with military honors at New Mt. Sinai Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri on April 21, 1948.
