This picture is of Fritz Wolf and his combat team. Fritz is in the center. This picture was taken on the Aircraft Carrier the USS Yorktown. Better known as the Fighting Lady. Fritz was the Squadron Commander VBF-3.
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at USS Yorktown CV-10 in the South Pacific
Fritz William Emil Wolf of Middleton, Dane County, WI was born on February 8, 1916 in Shawano, Shawano County, and died at age 81 years old on April 24, 1997 in Middleton, Dane County. Fritz Emil was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery Sunset Blvd, in Shawano, Shawano County.
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