Leland Henry Wolf

Korean War
Service #AO-1903389
Unit67 FTR BOMB SQ 18 FTR BOMB GP
RankFirst Lieutenant U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathSeptember 13 1951
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Air Medal
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
First Lieutenant Wolf was awarded the Air Medal, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
First Lieutenant Wolf was the pilot of a F-51D Mustang night fighter with the 67th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 18th Fighter Bomber Group. On September 13, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire, burst into flames and crashed 35 miles northwest of Seoul, South Korea. He was declared Missing in Action. He was presumed dead on August 28, 1952. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.