James Junior WOLFE

 

WOLFE_James_Junior

Source : Gary Walker (Ellen Marchese)
 
NUMBER OF SERVICE37663885
AGE21 yo
DATE OF BIRTH29 March 1923 New London Township, Henry County, IOWA
ENLISTMENT STATEIOWA
FAMILY

Parents : Fern Eric & Cecile Fern Courter WOLFE

Siblings : Alberta Irene, Frances Marie, Meridel Adalene, John Willis & Harold Norman

RANKStaff Sergeant
FONCTION Radio Operator
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTStock clerks iowa
DATE of ENLISTEMENT4 March 1943 Camp Dodge Herrold IOWA
 SQUADRON710th Bomber Squadron
 GROUP447th Bomber Group, Heavy
ARMY8th US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH19 June 1944

WOLFE_James_Junior

Source : Joy Riggers

STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHLost at sea
DATA PLAN

Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress
"Idiot's Delight" s/n 42-30301

b17

Macr : 5901

 
CEMETERYBRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James (Montjoie St Martin)

Map of St James American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
Wall of the Missing
DECORATION

Air Medal

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal

 

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Photo FDLM

victory medal

 

usaf 8AIRFORCE 447bg 710bs
STORY
 

WOLFE_James_Junior

Source :  Fred Carlton

 James Wolfe was the Radio Operator of Idiot's Delight, the B-17 shot down 19 June 1944 and ditched in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy. 

WOLFE_James_Junior

Source :  Arnaud Gaté

WOLFE_James_Junior

Source :  texasoldcarguy (Fold3)

 
 

WOLFE_James_Junior

Source :  Gary Walker

 




SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTOArnaud Gaté - Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Aad.archives.gov - - Flickr.com - 447bg.com 8thafhs.org 
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