Walter E. Truemper, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Air Force Medal of Honor recipient
Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1918
Place of Birth: Aurora, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 20-Feb-1944
Profession: aircraft pilot
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Walter E. Truemper
- Walter Edward Truemper (October 31, 1918 – February 20, 1944) was a United States Army Air Forces officer in World War II and a recipient of the U.S.
- military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
- He and his crewmate, Staff Sergeant Archibald Mathies, were posthumously awarded the medal for attempting to save the life of their wounded pilot by staying aboard and trying to land their damaged aircraft.
- Truemper, Mathies, and the pilot were killed when the aircraft crashed following a third unsuccessful landing attempt.
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