FRE 9892
IMAGEBenno Thomas Zemke, father of fighter Ace Hubert Zemke of the 56th Fighter Group. Zemke has handwritten on the reverse: 'My father, Benno Thomas Zemke, dressed in his Sunday best in 1908 - Missaula, Montana. At that time he was a batchelor working as a locomotive fireman on the Northern Pacific RR. As an avid outdoors man and hunter he loved the rugged, wild environment of Western Montana.'
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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