World War II Honoree

Charles Winfrey Wolford

Branch of Service

U.S. Coast Guard

Hometown

Louisville, Kentucky

Honored By

Anna Mattingly Wolford, Dan and Charles Jr.

Relationship

Wife and Children

FIREMAN FIRST CLASS, SERIAL NUMBER 681873, SERVED ABOARD USS WAKEFIELD AP-21 WHICH TRANSFERRED TROOPS, REACHED PORT OR SERVED IN ITALY, ENGLAND, AND FRANCE. RECEIVED EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL. INDUCTED IN 1944, SAILED TO CHINA TWICE SHORTLY AFTER V-E DAY, RETURNED THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL TO DECOMMISSION THE SHIP IN BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY. HONORABLY DISCHARGED JUNE 6, 1946.