James J. WOLFE

NUMBER OF SERVICE

37663885

AGE

21 yo

DATE OF BIRTH

29 march 1923 New London, Henry County, IOWA

ETAT

Des Moines County IOWA

FAMILY

Parent: Fern Eric & Cecile Courter WOLFE

Siblings: Alberta Irene, Frances M. , Meridel Adalene, John Willis & Harold Norman

RANK

Staff Sergeant

FONCTION

Radio Operator

JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT

Stock clerks

DATE of ENLISTEMENT

4 march 1943 Camp Dodge Herrold IOWA

SQUADRON

710^th Bomber Squadron

GROUP

447^th Bomber Group, Heavy

ARMY

8^thUS Air Force

DATE OF DEATH

19 june 1944

STATUS

KIA

PLACE OF DEATH

Lost at sea

DATA PLAN

Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress
"Idiot's Delight" s/n 42-30301

Macr : 5901

CEMETERY

BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James

Map of St James American Cemetery

GRAVE

Plot	Row	Grave
Wall of Missing

DECORATION

Air Medal

Purple Heart

European African Middle Eastern Campaing Medal

World War II Victory Medal

Photo FDLM

STORY

Crew of Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress

"Idiot's Delight" s/n 42-30301

On loan to the 710th BS, 447th BG, 8th AF after April 1944 she was damaged by flak on the June 19,1944 mission to St. Jean D'Angely, France and ditched in the Channel.

Only one crew member survived.

2^nd Lieutenant	Theodore A. MILTON	Pilot	Wall of Missing	KIA
2^nd Lieutenant	David J. GERRITS	Co-Pilot	Wall of Missing
2^nd Lieutenant	Marvin B. STOKES	Navigator	Wall of Missing
2^nd Lieutenant	Eugene A. LIGHTFOOT	Bomber	Wall of Missing
S/Sergeant	Edgar L. SIKES	Engineer/Gunner	Wall of Missing
S/Sergeant	James J. WOLFE	Radio Operator	Wall of Missing
Sergeant	Hugh O. CRIMMINS	Ball Turret Gunner	Wall of Missing
S/Sergeant	Dewey L. RHOADS	Left Waist Gunner	Wall of Missing
Sergeant	Willard F. LANEY	Right Waist Gunner	Wall of Missing
Sergeant	Arthur H. GRUNEISEN	Tail Gunner	Wall of Missing