World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Chester R. Woolfe
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
New Lexington, Ohio
Honored By
The Woolfe Family
SERGEANT; CREW CHIEF ON B-24 BOMBERS STATIONED IN SHIPDHAM, ENGLAND. WENT TO NORTH AFRICA FOR AREA CAMPAIGNS. ON RETURN TO ENGLAND, VIOLENT STORM SEPARATED FROM GROUP. SHOT DOWN OVER ENGLISH CHANNEL. BODY FOUND ON SHORE OF FRANCE AND BURIED IN BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY, FRANCE. PURPLE HEART, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE-EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.