CAPT US ARMY AIR FORCES - WORLD WAR II; MAJ US AIR FORCE - KOREA
Richard Vance Wolf, 88, of Sarasota died May 30, 2010. He was born in Grove, Okla., and was the eighth of twelve children born to the Rev. and Mrs. Walter Wolf. He spent his boyhood in the beautiful Ozark mountains of northeastern Oklahoma.
When he was eighteen he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He trained as an aircraft mechanic and, in 1942, was selected for pilot training as a flying sergeant. During World War II he flew 25 missions as a B-17 pilot including both of the raids on the ball-bearing plants in Schweinfurt, Germany. Achieving the rank of major, he was awarded numerous medals including the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal and the Soldier's Medal for Valor.
In 1944 he married Florence Moles of Sioux City, Iowa. On March 25, 2009, they celebrated their 65th anniversary.
In 1945, he attended Aviation Management School at the University of Texas and was employed by the CAA, planning and inspecting airports. He served as airport manager of the Sioux City Municipal Airport from 1948 to 1963. In March of 1963 he accepted the position as director of aviation at the Sarasota-Bradenton Airport, a position he held until 1978. He was a consultant and contractor for national and international airports, including Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
He served on the board of directors of the American Association of Airport Executives, was chairman of the technical committee of the Airport Operators Council International and was founding president of the Florida Airport Managers Association.
He is survived by a daughter, Nancy, of Big Canoe, Ga., a son, Thomas, of Sarasota, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Interment will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 8, at the Sarasota National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Resurrection House, 507 Kumquat Court, Sarasota FL 34236. (Herald Tribune 6/6/2010)
Richard Vance Wolf, 88, of Sarasota died May 30, 2010. He was born in Grove, Okla., and was the eighth of twelve children born to the Rev. and Mrs. Walter Wolf. He spent his boyhood in the beautiful Ozark mountains of northeastern Oklahoma.
When he was eighteen he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He trained as an aircraft mechanic and, in 1942, was selected for pilot training as a flying sergeant. During World War II he flew 25 missions as a B-17 pilot including both of the raids on the ball-bearing plants in Schweinfurt, Germany. Achieving the rank of major, he was awarded numerous medals including the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal and the Soldier's Medal for Valor.
In 1944 he married Florence Moles of Sioux City, Iowa. On March 25, 2009, they celebrated their 65th anniversary.
In 1945, he attended Aviation Management School at the University of Texas and was employed by the CAA, planning and inspecting airports. He served as airport manager of the Sioux City Municipal Airport from 1948 to 1963. In March of 1963 he accepted the position as director of aviation at the Sarasota-Bradenton Airport, a position he held until 1978. He was a consultant and contractor for national and international airports, including Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
He served on the board of directors of the American Association of Airport Executives, was chairman of the technical committee of the Airport Operators Council International and was founding president of the Florida Airport Managers Association.
He is survived by a daughter, Nancy, of Big Canoe, Ga., a son, Thomas, of Sarasota, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Interment will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 8, at the Sarasota National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Resurrection House, 507 Kumquat Court, Sarasota FL 34236. (Herald Tribune 6/6/2010)
CAPT US ARMY AIR FORCES - WORLD WAR II; MAJ US AIR FORCE - KOREA
Richard Vance Wolf, 88, of Sarasota died May 30, 2010. He was born in Grove, Okla., and was the eighth of twelve children born to the Rev. and Mrs. Walter Wolf. He spent his boyhood in the beautiful Ozark mountains of northeastern Oklahoma.
When he was eighteen he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He trained as an aircraft mechanic and, in 1942, was selected for pilot training as a flying sergeant. During World War II he flew 25 missions as a B-17 pilot including both of the raids on the ball-bearing plants in Schweinfurt, Germany. Achieving the rank of major, he was awarded numerous medals including the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal and the Soldier's Medal for Valor.
In 1944 he married Florence Moles of Sioux City, Iowa. On March 25, 2009, they celebrated their 65th anniversary.
In 1945, he attended Aviation Management School at the University of Texas and was employed by the CAA, planning and inspecting airports. He served as airport manager of the Sioux City Municipal Airport from 1948 to 1963. In March of 1963 he accepted the position as director of aviation at the Sarasota-Bradenton Airport, a position he held until 1978. He was a consultant and contractor for national and international airports, including Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
He served on the board of directors of the American Association of Airport Executives, was chairman of the technical committee of the Airport Operators Council International and was founding president of the Florida Airport Managers Association.
He is survived by a daughter, Nancy, of Big Canoe, Ga., a son, Thomas, of Sarasota, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Interment will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 8, at the Sarasota National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Resurrection House, 507 Kumquat Court, Sarasota FL 34236. (Herald Tribune 6/6/2010)
Richard Vance Wolf, 88, of Sarasota died May 30, 2010. He was born in Grove, Okla., and was the eighth of twelve children born to the Rev. and Mrs. Walter Wolf. He spent his boyhood in the beautiful Ozark mountains of northeastern Oklahoma.
When he was eighteen he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He trained as an aircraft mechanic and, in 1942, was selected for pilot training as a flying sergeant. During World War II he flew 25 missions as a B-17 pilot including both of the raids on the ball-bearing plants in Schweinfurt, Germany. Achieving the rank of major, he was awarded numerous medals including the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal and the Soldier's Medal for Valor.
In 1944 he married Florence Moles of Sioux City, Iowa. On March 25, 2009, they celebrated their 65th anniversary.
In 1945, he attended Aviation Management School at the University of Texas and was employed by the CAA, planning and inspecting airports. He served as airport manager of the Sioux City Municipal Airport from 1948 to 1963. In March of 1963 he accepted the position as director of aviation at the Sarasota-Bradenton Airport, a position he held until 1978. He was a consultant and contractor for national and international airports, including Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
He served on the board of directors of the American Association of Airport Executives, was chairman of the technical committee of the Airport Operators Council International and was founding president of the Florida Airport Managers Association.
He is survived by a daughter, Nancy, of Big Canoe, Ga., a son, Thomas, of Sarasota, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Interment will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 8, at the Sarasota National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Resurrection House, 507 Kumquat Court, Sarasota FL 34236. (Herald Tribune 6/6/2010)
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