William A Wolf

Military
media-31427.jpeg UPL 31427 William A. Wolf - Service portrait

Private collection of Donald Wolf

Object Number - UPL 31427 - William A. Wolf - Service portrait

Shot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 #42-37918 'Dog Tired', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Shackeroo!
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dog Tired
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 11 April 1944 - 5 May 1945 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Died

Portland, OR, USA 14 September 2007

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Added an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

 

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His son.

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ContributorDon Wolf
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His son.

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ContributorDon Wolf
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Collection of William A. Wolf

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ContributorDon Wolf
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Collection of William A. Wolf

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ContributorDon Wolf
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Collection of William A. Wolf

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Conversation with William A. Wolf

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ContributorDon Wolf
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WD AGO Form 53-55 Enlisted Record and Report of Separation

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3861 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

William A Wolf: Gallery (8 items)