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Adolfae, Herman Joseph

Name and Rank,  First Lieutenant Herman Joseph Adolfae.

Unit/placed, 313th Squadron, 31st Air Transport Group.

 

Herman was born on May 11, 1911 in Lake Geneva, Walworth County, Wisconsin.

 

Father, Herman J. Adolfae.

Stepfather, George H. Holzbauer.

Mother, Jennie E. (Smith) Adolfae.

Sister, Alice E. Adolfae.

Halfsister, Isabelle, Opal E. and Juanita R. Holzbauer.

Halfbrother, George H. Holzbauer.

 

Herman entered  the Service from Missouri with service number # O-887746.

 

Herman J. Adolfae rank/duty was a First Lieutenant/Pilot in the 313th Squadron.

 

Herman‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a C-47  were,

1st Lt.           Herman J. Adolfae            Pilot

1st Lt.           Glenn E. Goodwin              Co Pilot

Sgt.              Leroy W. Holliday              Engineer

Sgt.              Floyd R. Myers                  Asst. Engineer

Herman was Killed in Action during the mission the plane was shot down over Dunkirk, France, on Oct. 24, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, European, African Middle-Eastern Campaign medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

Herman J. Adolfae is mentioned/buried at Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium.

 

Thanks to, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Transport_Command

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/    Geoffrey Roecker

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

Air Transport Command
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Airfield Honington, GB
Herman Joseph Adolfae
His rank First Lieutenant
Army Aviator Badge