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WOLFE, Vernon Bliss - Date of
birth
4 May 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Preston County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Arthurdale, Preston County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35760310 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 September 1944 - Place of
death
Fontoy, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 25 | 31 |
Immediate family
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Members
Somers Wolfe (father)
Carrie F. (Wotring) Wolfe (mother)
Clinton G. Wolfe (brother)
Erma C. Wolfe (sister)
Pearl B. Wolfe (sister)
Ralph L. Wolfe (brother)
Charles Wolfe (brother)
Effie M. (Strawser) Wolfe (wife)
More information
Pfc Vernon B. Wolfe worked on a farm before he enlisted in Clarksburg, West Virginia on 24 August 1943.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Champigneul, France.
He is remembered at the Texas Cemetery in Horse Shoe Run, Preston County, West Virginia.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Bever Bryan Family Tree / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy