Phil Lamason’s story is a timeless reminder of the power of positivity and triumph of the human spirit.
While awarded medals for his courage and leadership on operational flying with RAF Bomber Command, Phil Lamason was never formally acknowledged for his leadership and courage while held captive in Buchenwald.
Lamason was a reluctant War hero. He seldom spoke of his WWII experiences. Few New Zealanders of his generation knew of his epic, inspiring, internationally significant story of leadership and courage.
Lamason is now regarded as being among the most important New Zealand WWII heroic figures.
The experience of Phil Lamason and the Allied airmen of Buchenwald is a poignant reminder of the horrors of the Holocaust.
For 40 years after WWII many of the Allied airmen of Buchenwald experienced humiliation and injustice in their own countries resulting from official denials of the authenticity of their work/death camp experience.
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