World War II Honoree

Valentine J. Wolf

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Clinton Falls, Minnesota

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

Rank: Private First Class. As a member of the Minnesota Army National Guard, he was inducted into the United States Army February 2, 1941 with induction at Owatonna, Minnesota. Following recruit and advanced infantry training, he was deployed to the European Theater of Operations. He served as a Rifleman with the 109th Engineer Combat Battalion, an element of the Thirty-Fourth Infantry ‘Red Bull’ Division, attached to the British IX Corps. His division participated in the North Africa Campaign, Operation Torch Location: Mediterranean Theater. Sunday, February 6, 1944 he was mortally wounded, during a combat engagement against the German and Italian armed forces. Personnel from a Grave Registration Company buried him in the Nettuno Battlefield Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy. In the post-war era, this Soldiers’ family requested that he be buried with Military Honors at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery Location: Nettuno, Italy. This American Patriot was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously, for his Heroism and ultimate sacrifice.