Orville Larenzo Wulff
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Newspaper Clipping
Object Number - UPL 45800 - 1st Lt Orville L. Wulff, 506BS, 44BG
Assigned to 506BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Co Pilot - Crashed into hillside due to poor visibility near Eastbourne, whilst trying to land at Friston ELG on return from mission to Watten, France on 2 Feb 44 in B-24 41-24282 'Ruth-less'. Initially survived the crash and slid down embankment away from burning A/C only to be crushed to death by one of the engines from the wrecked A/C when it broke away from the wreck. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 6385.
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-424895
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Ruth-Less
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Brookwood American Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, UK
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Erwin, SD | 24 June 1918 | Son of Ferdinand and Karen 'Carrie' [Jensen] Wulff. |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 27 December 1941 | Los Angeles, California |
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Died |
Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK | 2 February 1944 | Co Pilot - Crashed into hillside due to poor visibility near Eastbourne, whilst trying to land at Friston ELG on return from mission to Watten, France on 2 Feb 44 in B-24 4124282 'Ruth-less'. Initially survived the crash and slid down embankment away from burning A/C only to be crushed to death by one of the engines from the wrecked A/C when it broke away from the wreck. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 6385. |
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Buried |
Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial | 3 February 1944 | Interred Brookwood Cemetary and Memorial |
| South Dakota | |||
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Buried |
Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County MN | Re-Interred Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County Minnesota, USA. | |
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Based |
Shipdham | 2 February 1944 | Assigned to 506BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Removed # from A/C serial to aid clarity and consistency.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Combat Chronology Supplement p. 223-224, 44th Bomb Group Roll of Honor and Casualties, pp. 202-203, 8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
