Leo Wolfe

Military

Assigned to 710BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. 1 x mission. Shot down 25-Nov-44 in B-17 43-37869 'Blond Bomber'. Prisoner of War (POW).



Awards: POW, PH, EAME, WWII Victory

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Harry Walter Blair

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16104515 / O-826861
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

43-37869

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Blond Bomber’
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington
Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Shay, Oklahoma 8 July 1920 Born Shay, Oklahoma

Enlisted

Abilene, Texas 31 August 1942 Enlisted Abilene, Texas

Prisoner of war

Prisoner of War (POW)

Stalag Luft I, Barth Germany 25 November 1944 - 1 May 1945 Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft I

Died

Memphis, Tennessee 25 December 1998 Died Memphis, Tennessee

Buried

West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery Memphis, Tennessee 28 December 1998 Interred West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery Memphis, Tennessee

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/85361936/leo-wolfe-wwii-army-enlistment-re…

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15558606/leo-wolfe

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10756 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database