Joseph B Wolfe
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Object Number - UPL 22268 - Joseph Wolfe_Ossian, 361st FG, KIA
Assigned to 375FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) in P-51 44-14411; struck ground on a strafing pass of Eger airfield, Germany, crashed near Eger, Germany Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 14050
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Festina, IA | 21 June 1921 | Son of Joseph and Anna Rosa [Gesing] Wolfe. |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Eger,Germany now Cheb Czech | 17 April 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) in P-51 44-14411; struck ground on a strafing pass of Eger airfield, Germany, crashed near Eger, Germany KIA MACR 14050 |
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Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial St Avold, France Plot D Row 13 Grave 19 | |
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Based |
17 April 1945 | Assigned to 375FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14050 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
