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WOLFORT, Joseph - Date of
birth
10 June 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
St. Louis, Missouri -
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-674882 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
503rd Fighter Squadron,
339th Fighter Group
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
27 May 1944 - Place of
death
Münster, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 7 | 17 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Rowland Wolfort (father)
Sadie W. Wolfort (mother)
Cecile Wolfort (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-106755 -
Data
Type: P-51B
Desitnation: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bomber escort
MACR: 5277
More information
Joseph Wolfort graduated from Soldan High School. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in March 1943.According to 2nd Lt Robert B. Brown, who was flying in the same mission, the airplane of Lt Wolfort was hit by flak in the vicinity of Uelzen, Germany. He then rolled the plane and bailed out. He landed in Amelsbüren, south of Münster.
Lt Wolfort was wounded and was taken to the army hospital in Münster, where he died the same day. He was initially buried at the hospital cemetery on 30 May 1944.
Given the location where he bailed out, it can be assumed that the information of Lt Brown about the location where his airplane was hit by flak, is not accurate.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Photo source: Arthur G. Rosen, Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Arie-Jan van Hees, Pilot Class Book 43-C, Brooks Field, Texas.