Robert Willard Wolfe
MilitaryAssigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY to 9th AF for Ploesti raid. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti in B-24 42-40371 'G. I. Gal'; crashed Ploesti Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2412
Awards: DFC, AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: GI Gal
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Canton, Ohio | 31 December 1919 | Son of James Wolfe. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Hayes, Columbus, OH | 2 February 1942 | Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Bucharest, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed on 8/1/43 while TDY to 9th AF on Ploesti Raid in B-24 'G. I. Gal' 42-40371. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
2 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
North Canton, OH | 23 July 2007 | |
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Buried |
Forest Hill Cemetery Canton, Stark County, OH | 26 July 2007 | Forest Hill Cemetery Canton, Stark County, Ohio |
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Based |
Shipdham | 1 August 1943 | Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2412