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I know I am opening up a "can of worms" by bringing this up, but it has been something that I 've been curious about for years. I made these notes on a notecard 12 years ago and stuck them in a book that I recently re-read. The contents of which I wanted to relate and ask the group about:
"In May 1993 I endeavored to call P.J. Carisella to ascertain if the easing of tensions between East and West had enabled him to locate the disposition of MvR's awards, decorations and souvenirs, and to see what became of the "lower torso" that he had found and handed over to the German government. (For those unfamiliar, please see "Who killed the Red Baron.")
Unfortunately, speaking with his brother, I found out he had passed away two years earlier. As far as P.J.'s brother knew, the remains were re-interred in Germany. The brother went on to say that P.J. didn't had over all the remains, that he kept a bone and brought it back. The brother remarked that they would joke about having MvR's bone.
The collection, though not extensive in quanity was still intact at the time of my writing (1993). Carisella willed it to a nephew who was 15 years old in 1993. Though numerous inquires were being made at the time to purchase the pieces, no direction had been made."
I realize this may have been dealt with extensively already on this forum, but the questions remain? Why would someone who professes such reverence for the Rittmeister feel that it was OK to take one of his bones? Were they even MvR's in the first place? Was Carisella a reputable author?
Haven't the pieces in the Carisella collection been auctioned?

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