Bio

I am the Grandson and good friend of Lt. Col. John H. Emch (ret). My grandfather flew 21 missions in B-17s as a Co-Pilot with the 401st bomb group, 613th squadron. He was shot down on 06 Nov. 1944 (mission 167) over occupied Holland in B-17 s/n 42-107009 “Lady Jane”. He was POW at Stalag Luft III until being liberated by Gen. Patton’s men. He served as a pilot in the Air Force until retirement in 1966. He passed away from lung cancer in 1985 but there is not a day that goes by that I don’t think of him with fond memories.