World War II Honoree

Richard V. Wolf

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Stillwater, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE AS PILOT OF A FLYING FORTRESS (B-17) BOMBER BASED IN ENGLAND. FLEW MISSIONS AGAINST GERMAN TARGETS IN HAMBURG, KASSEL, SCHWEINFURT AND OTHERS. RETURNED HIS BADLY DAMAGED AIRCRAFT SAFELY TO BASE AFTER HIS FIRST SCHWEINFURT MISSION. IN AUTUMN 1943, WHILE MANNING THE TAIL GUNNER POSITION, WAS CREDITED WITH DESTRUCTION OF ONE ENEMY AIRCRAFT AND PROBABLY DAMAGING ANOTHER WHILE OVER SCHWEINFURT. FLEW 25 MISSIONS OVER EUROPE. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AND AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS. RETURNED TO THE U.S. APRIL 1944.