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WOLFE, Roger Herman - Date of
birth
20 October 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, New York -
Hometown
Forestville, Chautauqua County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42110623 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
-
Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
23 January 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 28 | 85 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Leslie Wolfe (father)
Bernice Wolfe (mother)
Lyle Wolfe (brother)
More information
Pfc Roger H. Wolfe attended high school for three years and worked on the family farm before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 27 March 1944.He was taken prisoner and died of meningitis and pneumonia.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: -, Dunkirk Evening Observer - 20 August 1945