Remains of U.S. Army Corporal Julius Wolfe laid to rest in Liberal, Missouri

The remains of U.S Army Corporal Julius Wolfe, were buried at the Liberal City Cemetery in Liberal, Missouri today.

On June 6, 1944, Wolfe was killed, along with about 200 other service members, enroute to Normandy, France.

As the ship they were on steamed toward the shore, it struck an underwater mine, causing the ship to burst into flames.

It was also hit by enemy fire, causing an explosion that ignited the ship’s fuel storage and instantly killed everyone in the troop compartment.

Wolfe was assigned to the Company B, 149th Engineer Combat Battalion in the European Theater.

He was 20 years old when he died.