Earl John Wolf Jr. was born on December 22, 1921, in Princeton, Illinois. He was the son of Earl John Wolf. He served in the 423rd Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Co-Pilot of B17G #4231388 during World War II.

On February 11, 1944, B-17G #42-31388 departed from Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, on a daylight bombing mission toward Germany but was heavily damaged by anti-aircraft fire and enemy fighters while en route to Frankfurt. Unable to remain in formation and losing fuel and altitude over France, the crew was forced to abandon the aircraft; S/Sgt James H. Coleman was killed, while the surviving crew members parachuted into the Oise region, where some were captured, and others escaped with the aid of the French Resistance. The aircraft continued briefly without its crew before crashing at La Cour de la Bruyère, in the commune of Campremy.

2Lt Wolf evaded capture and returned to active duty until his retirement in 1971 as a Lieutenant Colonel. He died on February 29, 1996, and currently, we don't have details about his burial location.

Source of information: www.americanairmuseum.com, francecrashes39-45.net