He Bailed out of Crashing B-17 over Germany and Survived being a POW | Jerry Wolf

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Jerry Wolf enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps at the age of 18. He became a flight engineer and was eventually chosen to be a top turret gunner in a B-17 bomber. Wolf realized he was the only Jewish person in his crew, which gave him even more conviction when battling German planes – he wanted to fight, to stand up for his fellow Jews in Europe who were suffering unthinkable horrors. In 1944, ten days before the Allied invasion of D-Day on June 6th, Wolf was on his 25th bombing mission, targeting an oil refinery near Berlin. His plane was hit. He would spend a year as a Prisoner of War. Here he reflects on his experiences and how his service shaped his life. Learn more about the American Veterans Center: http://www.americanveteranscenter.org/ Support our mission: https://americanveteranscenter.org/donations Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/americanveteranscenter/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AVCupdate Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americanveteranscenter/