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Anton Kutter, maternal uncle of Colonel Hubert Zemke, commanding officer of the 56th Fighter Group, in the German Army during the First World War. Zemke has handwritten on the reverse: 'My Uncle Anton Kutter. Starting in the Infantry in 1914 he raised (and surviced) to be a "Unter Offizer". In early 1918 he transferred to aviation. Entry into combat again did not occur until late 1918. By that time the war was almost over. Somehow he survived.'
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Anton Kutter, maternal uncle of Colonel Hubert Zemke, commanding officer of the 56th Fighter Group, in the German Army during the First World War. Zemke has handwritten on the reverse: 'My Uncle Anton Kutter. Starting in the Infantry in 1914 he raised (and surviced) to be a "Unter Offizer". In early 1918 he transferred to aviation. Entry into combat again did not occur until late 1918. By that time the war was almost over. Somehow he survived.'

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Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 56th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'First Lieutenant Hub Zemke, US Army Air Corps, 8th Pursuit Group, Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York. Taken just before dispersal to England as an Observer to the Royal Air Force.'

Hubert A Zemke

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 479th Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group Headquarters (479th Fighter Group) Headquarters (56th Fighter Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-022353
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot / Commander

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection