▁German ▁sni per ▁fire , ▁along ▁with ▁two ▁O SS ▁officers ▁and ▁their ▁driver . ▁H eld ▁as ▁a ▁prisoner ▁of ▁war ▁for ▁six ▁months , ▁she ▁narrow ly ▁escaped ▁on ▁a ▁train ▁to ▁Switzerland . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁train ▁stopped ▁just ▁short ▁of ▁the ▁border ▁she ▁dashed ▁from ▁the ▁train ▁while ▁a ▁German ▁guard ▁shout ed ▁orders ▁for ▁her ▁to ▁halt ▁or ▁be ▁shot . ▁She ▁continued ▁and ▁secured ▁her ▁freedom . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁Mrs . ▁Leg endre ▁helped ▁a ▁German ▁SS ▁officer ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁kind ▁to ▁her ▁em igr ate ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁assist ed ▁others ▁who ▁had ▁helped ▁her ▁during ▁her ▁imprison ment ▁by ▁sending ▁them ▁food ▁and ▁other ▁necess ities . ▁ ▁She ▁also ▁established ▁the ▁Med way ▁Plan ▁to ▁pair ▁American ▁cities ▁and ▁individuals ▁with ▁cities ▁and ▁individuals ▁in ▁Europe ▁dev ast ated ▁by ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁and ▁legacy ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁Ger tr ude ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁Sid ney ▁joined ▁an ▁expedition ▁to ▁India ▁led ▁by ▁S . ▁D illon ▁Ri ple y ▁to ▁collect ▁spec im ens ▁for ▁the ▁Pe ab ody ▁Museum ▁of ▁Natural ▁History ▁at ▁Y ale . ▁Sid ney ▁died ▁at ▁Med way ▁of ▁a ▁sudden ▁heart ▁attack ▁on ▁ 8 ▁March , ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁Ger tr ude ▁joined ▁another ▁Ri ple y ▁expedition ▁to ▁Nep al ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁She ▁married ▁Dr . ▁Car nes ▁" P ig gy "