World War II Honoree

Warren D. Wolfe

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Louisville, Illinois

Honored By

Robert Medley Gatewood

ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS A DRAFTEE ON MARCH 12, 1943 AT PEORIA, ILLINOIS. SELECTED FOR DUTY WITH THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT, COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING, ATTENDED THE ARMY COOK’S AND BAKER’S SCHOOL, AND QUALIFIED IN THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY OF COOK (MOS 060). DEPARTED THE CONTINENTAL U.S. ON MARCH 28, 1944 BOUND FOR THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. ASSIGNED TO AND SERVED WITH THE 187TH GENERAL HOSPITAL BASED, IN TURN, IN ENGLAND, FRANCE, AND BELGIUM. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A CORPORAL ON MARCH 26, 1946 AT THE SEPARATION CENTER, CAMP MCCOY, WISCONSIN. EARNED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.