Irving Earl Woolfe
Military Honor(s):
Distinguished Service Cross
Citation: The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Irving Woolfe, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Revillon, France, September 10, 1918. Volunteering to serve on a patrol for the purpose of capturing prisoners, Private Woolfe crawled forward to a sentry post 25 yards from the enemy lines. Overpowering two sentries, he started back under a heavy barrage of rifle grenades and rifle fire, and, ignoring his great danger, he successfully delivered his prisoners to the battalion commander.
Life & Service
- Birth: 5 April 1898, Hartford, CT, United States
- Place of Residence:
- Race/Ethnicity: Jewish American
- Death: 5 April 1969 Baltimore, MD, United States
- Branch: Army
- Military Rank: Private
- Company: [I]
- Infantry Regiment: 308th
- Division: 77th