FRE 9966
IMAGELeonard Kutter, the materal uncle of Colonel Hubert Zemke, 56th Fighter Group, in the German army during the First World War. Zemke has handwritten on the reverse: 'Leonard Kutter- an uncle on my mother's side as a solider in WW1 (he is seated on the extreme right (X) 1914- Fought four years to be captured by the French and put in Prison camp. There he escaped to swin the Rhine & return to the Army. Following the war he immigrated to Corfu NY to set up a cheese factory. He two sons now operate a very successful factory.'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- 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