World War II Honoree

Leyton Stuart Woolf

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Peoria, Arizona

Honored By

Oleta Chisolm Woolf, Leyton Woolf Jr., Jo Woolf and Carole Woolf Nonumora

Relationship

Wife, Son and Daughters

A YEAR BEFORE THE WAR STARTED HE WAS DRAFTED AS A PRIVATE AT AGE 22. AT THE START OF THE WAR, HE WAS SENT TO OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL. HE SERVED IN EUROPE AND ASSIGNED TO THE 353RD INFANTRY WHICH WAS PART PATTON’S 89TH 'ROLLING W' DIVISION. HE WAS THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER WHEN THEY CROSSED THE RHINE RIVER UNDER COVER OF DARKNESS. THEY RESORTED TO USE THEIR ‘DUCKS’, MOBILE VEHICLES USUALLY USED FOR SUPPLIES, WHEN THEIR WOODEN ROWBOATS SUNK BECAUSE OF HEAVY ENEMY FIRE. HE RECEIVED A SILVER STAR, A BRONZE STAR, AND PURPLE HEART PLUS THE VARIOUS OTHER THEATER MEDALS. HE WAS DISCHARGED AS A MAJOR.