World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Roger V. Wolcott
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: CAPTAIN. SERVED AS A PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE’S PILOT OF A F-5, AN UNARMED P-38 ‘LIGHTING’ FIGHTER WHILE STATIONED AT THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BASE, MIDDLE WALLOP, ENGLAND. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE U.S ARMY AIR FORCES, 31ST PHOTOGRAPHIC SQUADRON, 10TH RECONNAISSANCE GROUP, 9TH AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1944 DURING A DROP MISSION OF AERIAL PHOTOS IN THE VICINITY OF BASTOGNE, BELGIUM. HIS AIRCRAFT WAS SHOT DOWN BY ANTIAIRCRAFT FIRE BEFORE HE REACHED THE DESIGNATED DROP ZONE. HE IS BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY, NEUPRE (NEUVILLE-EN-CONDROZ), BELGIUM. DECORATIONS AND MEDALS: SILVER STAR, AWARDED FOR DISTINGUISHED GALLANTRY IN ACTION, DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH 12 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS.