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WOLFE, Marion Daniel - Date of
birth
18 November 1914 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio -
Hometown
Seneca County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15017626 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
571st Bombardment Squadron,
390th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 July 1944 - Place of
death
Near Hoorn, the Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 8 | 22 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles R. Wolfe (father)
Alta M. (Pater) Wolfe (mother)
Mary D. Wolfe (sister)
Norma R. Wolfe (sister)
Enna L. Wolfe (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-107070 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: North Star
Destination: Merseburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the oil plants
MACR: 7368
More information
T/Sgt Marion D. Wolfe was employed at American Radiator Standard Sanitary Corporation.He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army at Fort Hayes, Ohio on 15 February 1941.
At 0604 hours at 5238 N-0455 E, aircraft #42-107070 was rammed by aircraft #42-97983, as a result of the first aircraft dropping back when caught in prop wash.
The plane lost the propellors and #2 engine, fire starting in the left wing and spreading to aircraft #42-107070, which were meshed together.
The planes parted the formation at 10,000 feet, spinning and disintegrating, both exploding before hitting the ground.
Five crew members survived and were taken prisoner, and five were killed.
The casualties of both planes were initially buried at the community cemetery of Hoorn on 12 July 1944.
A monument is dedicated to the crew members in Hoorn, The Netherlands.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920-1940 Census, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Jan van Hattum, Frank Leek