[ARC5] A Letter from the pCAF

[Greg Werstiuk]

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> There was one survivor found from the crash (oddly enough, 
> found by the local Boy Scout troop after spending a cold 
> night on the mountain). He lost both legs, but was still 
> alive the last I knew.


>From the The Colorado Lawyer, February 2001, Vol. 30, No. 2 [Page 84]:

James W. Wilson , a Denver lawyer for thirty-five years, passed away on
December 30, 2000. He was 75. Wilson grew up in south Georgia and north
Florida. In October 1944, when he was 19 years old, Wilson was aboard an
Army B-24 Liberator bomber that crashed on Camel's Hump mountain in northern
Vermont. The entire crew, except Wilson, was killed. Wilson suffered severe
frostbite on his hands and feet while he waited forty-one hours to be
rescued. As a result of the frostbite, both hands and both feet were
amputated. He was ultimately fitted with hooks and artificial legs. Wilson
enrolled at the University of Florida, where he earned a bachelors degree.
He later graduated from the University of Colorado School of Law in Boulder.
Wilson practiced law in Denver from 1954 to 1989. His law practice included
bankruptcy, criminal defense, personal injury, and real estate. He was an
avid supporter of the Colorado Easter Seal Society. Memorial contributions
can be made to the Colorado Easter Seal Society Handicamp, 5755 W. Alameda,
Lakewood, CO 80226.

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