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[courtesy of Robert David Miller]
Burial record and grave marker for Howard W. F. Wolfe
in Section of Peace, Lot 345, Grave 1, All Saints Cemetery, Elysburg
(Northumberland county), Pennsylvania.
Howard registered for the draft in Sunbury, PA on 10
March 1943 and was inducted into the Army at Harrisburg, PA on 24 May
1943.
Pfc Wolfe was transferred from 82nd Airborne Division
Hq to Hq 2nd, 508th PIR on 23 July 1944.
He was wounded in action on 2 October 1944 and
evacuated. On 29 November 1944, Pfc Wolfe was transferred to the
Parachute Replacement Regiment, The Parachute School, Ft Benning, GA for
further medical treatment.
He was discharged from the Army at the Kennedy General
Hospital, Memphis, TN on 23 April 1945.
On 19 January 1950, Howard submitted this application
for the Pennsylvania WWII Veterans Bonus. He was credited with 17
months of domestic duty and 6 months of foreign service which resulted
in a $260 bonus payment. |
