James Carlton Wolfe

Technician 5th Grade Army World War II

Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Technician 5th Grade
Unit: Company B, 278th Engineering Combat Batallion
Conflict / Era: World War II
Years of Service: 10/13/1943 – 03/28/1946
Date of Birth: 05/23/1925
Date of Death: 05/31/1978
Hometown: Jerome, OH
Awards & Decorations: Good Conduct Medal; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 3 campaign stars; World War II Victory Medal
Burial Location: Darby Twp: Unionville Center (Old Darby and New Darby)
Monument Paver: No
Overseas Service: France; Germany
Township (entering service): Jerome
Township (current / at death): UNKNOWN
Church: UNKNOWN
School: UNKNOWN
Record Authenticated: No

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Biography

Overseas service: France; Germany. Church: UNKNOWN. School: UNKNOWN. Truck Driver Light 345; serial #35293613; entered into active service on 11/03/1943 from Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio; 1 year, 6 months, and 26 days of foreign service; served in battles in the areas of Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe; honorable discharge on 03/28/1946 from Camp Atterbury, Indiana; Time of death, Chief Deputy Union County Sheriff's Dept. Ancestry - Find A Grave

Source: DD-214, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 5, p. 106