World War II Honoree

John Wolf

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Glidden, Wisconsin

Honored By

G. Holcomb

HE WAS ONE OF 13 MEDICS AND 13 NURSES OF THE 807TH MEDICAL AIR EVACUATION TRANSPORT SQUADRON BEING FLOWN ON A C-53 TRANSPORT FROM CATANIA, SICILY TO BARI, ITALY. THE PLANE ENCOUNTERED BAD WEATHER AND WAS ATTACKED BY GERMAN FIGHTER AIRCRAFT BEFORE IT WAS FORCED TO CRASH LAND IN ALBANIA. THE FOUR MAN CREW AND 26 MEDICAL PERSONNEL WERE HELPED BY ALBANIAN PARTISANS TO EVADE CAPTURE BY THE GERMANS UNTIL THEY WERE RESCUED 52 DAYS LATER BY A MAJOR EFFORT OF AMERICAN AND BRITISH MILITARY PERSONNEL.