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T/Sgt. George Lee Wolf |
Born: 14 December 1915 - Chicago, Illinois Parents: Manford L. Wolf & Alma A. Bedard-Wolf Siblings: 3 sisters Home: - 1618 North Main Street - Melrose Park, Illinois Education: - Sacred Heart School - Melrose Park - Proviso Township High School - Class of 1936 Occupation: truck driver Inducted: - U.S. Army - 18 April 1941 Serial Number: 36027110 Training: - Camp Grant - Rockford, Illinois - Camp Forrest - Tullahome, Tennessee Unit: 129th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division Engagements: - Fiji Islands - 20 September 1942 - division sent there to fortify islands - 11 March 1943 - left Fiji - Espiritu Islands - 13 March 1943 - Guadalcanal - 4 November 1943 - 11 November 1943 - Bougainville, New Guinea - 13 November 1943 - 13 December 1944 - division sent to Bougainville to relieve Marines - 8 March 1944 - Piva Airfield - defended airfield from heavy Japanese attacks - 11 October 1944 - division trained for invasion of Philippines - Luzon, Philippine Islands - 9 January 1945 - attached to the 40th Infantry Division - 1 February 1945 Killed in Action: - 1 February 1945 - Clark Airfield - hit in head by sniper fire on way to Manila Buried: - American Military Cemetery - Manila, Philippine Islands - Plot: D Row: 9 Grave: 185 Medals: - Good Conduct Medal - Combat Infantry Medal - Purple Heart |
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