He Bailed out of Crashing B-17 over Germany and Survived being a POW | Jerry Wolf
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- Опубликовано: 22 апр 2019
- 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.
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My Uncle Jerry, a real life super hero!
He seems like a great guy! Lucky you!
I love all of these ww2 guys. I follow 3 channels that interview them. All are very old. My grandpa was 1st division from 42 to 45. I miss his stories so much. I got all his medals. I love hearing how efficient America was at the start of us being attack and everything fell into place for each position. Thank you jerry
Fantastic story teller
Definitely a man to be proud!
@@michaeldouglas1243 can you please tell me of the other 2? Very interested
It hurts so badly to know most of these men have all passed away. They were certainly the Greatest Generation. Thank you for sharing their stories.
Completely agree. I know this is sort of irrelevant but my grandparents are of this generation. My grandfather is 94, grandmothers 93. I don’t even like to think about it, because at the end of the day I know it’s a numbers game.. I mean are they going to live 15 more years, 10, maybe 5 more ? It gets me pretty upset sometimes. I try my best not to think about it.
Amazing how these men compare to the boys of today.
@@dylanfry7978 father time is undefeated.
@networth9151 right. "Men" who are more feminine than women. Entitled and self centered. No selfless action or sacrifice for the greater good. And the "tough" ones are not tough, they are loser cowards who hide behind ghetto culture and make no sacrifice for their children who they dont raise. And dont even get me started with women. Flaunting their asses with nothing to contribute, no skills, no loyalt, yet they think the world belongs to them. Im ashamed for them. Theirs a certain few cultures who are wayy worse than the average person, theyre usually really tan and loud
95 years old and Jerry Wolf is sharper than most 75 year olds..
Sharper than most 21 year olds and I’m 24 n know that lol
My Grandfathers Buddy was a Tail Gunner in a B-17.. The plane took a direct hit of Flack .. it killed the Pilot and Co Pilot.. My friend was badly burned and trapped in the tail.. The plane had a huge hole in it.. The Navigator managed to fly the plane back to base .. They said they didn't know how the plane could still fly ..
Ned Donavan was his name , Vicksburg MI
He is definitely a Brooklyn Old Timer. Loved his accent, mannerisms, and the Brooklyn "OK". A generation that will never be again. Men where men. Great interview, thank you! Loved it!
I liked his "PS", and then he added his own yarn.
I was an NHS Audiologist for 33 years. I started in the late 1980's and had the absolute privilege of fitting hearing aids to WW2 vets and hearing their stories of war antics. Sadly, over my career, they all passed on but I will never forget the stories they told me and their legends burn on...brightly. Heroes.
What’s one of the stories you remember?
What a guy. We in the UK are so grateful for the sacrifices you and your brave countrymen made.
Ty from usa
@@Peter-od7opHe said from UK clue there Muppet
@@soultraveller5027yes and he’s replying saying “thank you from USA”. So ask yourself who the muppet is 😏
Well done Muppet @James What a complete bell end you mong
The"allies"😂😂😂
This man has an incredible memory 🫡, true Patriot
What a story!
What a lovely man❤️My father John Smyrk was shot down in UK He flew on Lancaster Bombers, so this interview was especially interesting.
He built a bar in his house & called it ‘The Cockpit’ I loved Jerry’s stories, makes you feel grateful for the little things in life!👍
Post pics of that bar for us.
Thank you AMERICAN VETERANS CENTER for this excellent video and all the others! WW2 vets have a special place in my heart because if not for them and all the brave men and women who fought in WW2, we would not be here. They were fighting for our lives, literally. Let us always honor them all by taking care of this country and keeping our democracy safe, lest their sacrifice be in vain.
Back when real men still had humanity in their hearts even though they were enemies. Soldiers, not the cowards that ran the extermination camps. Amazing stories. I visited a camp during my first tour in 80-81 in Germany, (Dachau) you could feel the pain experienced there in your heart, it was a very eye opening emotional journey that I’ve kept deep inside me. Even after my fourty years until retirement including combat, I got off pretty easy compared to these brave men and women from the greatest generation! Truly honorable hero’s every one of them, God bless them all! THIS is why my normal hour long VA appointments take sometimes three to four hours, I take the time to talk to my hero’s even though we just meet it still feels like we’ve known each other for years. Camaraderie is alive and well in veterans.
What a selfless, authentic, wonderful man...one of many who served our country when they were needed. God bless them all.
I have four grandkids. I want them to listen to these stories before they grow up.
Well they'll be living it soon if things don't change politically
I can't stop smiling. What a man
P.S. im smiling too
🙏🇨🇦👊🏻👨🌾💖 What an amazing story. I bet he has so much more to tell. Thanks for your sacrifices and service to freedom. 🙏
GOD bless you Dear Sir and we thank you for your Great Service !!!!
What a story. Thank you, Jerry Wolf.
Thank you so much for continuosly posting these stories!
It's our honor!
Such a brave man who went through so much and yet still remembered the detail of his experiences during WW11. I am in the UK and my uncle was a rear gunner in Lancaster's, he never told us of his experiences. We will remember you all, you gave your youth and much more for our today, less we forget! Thank you!
He's so awesome!! God bless you sir, for your service. Would've been an honor to meet this hero 🇺🇸
WOW what a inspiring Airman, Jerry Wolf .
This channel is the absolute BEST! Hearing the stories firsthand from the men that fought our nation's battles is absolutey enthralling. Also the channel serves the dual purpose of keeping an historical record of these brave individuals deeds, stories and sacrifices. I salute all of you that bring this content to the masses. Thank you
Thank you. This man is a hero. He served when "service to your country" still meant something.
Wow this is such an amazing life story- filled with details! Thanks! God bless Jerry!
Thank you for your service! God bless you!
My father was a navigator in a B-17 and was shot down during a bombing mission. He spent 18 months as a POW and till the day he died, you couldn't get him to eat anything cooked with cabbage. He weighed 170 going in and weighed 90 odd pounds when his camp was liberated. By the way, his brother-in-law told my grandmother that he was going to go to Germany and liberate Dad, and honest to God, his unit did liberate pops camp. He didn't recognize Pop because he had lost so much weight.
Fascinating ....i'm blown away '.......thank you Mr.Wolf ..... i'm truly grateful for your service to our country
Amazing stories thank goodness for the VFW
This Vet tells a hell of a story.
A good man Thank You sir GOD BLESS
I'm a aircraft mechanic. People like this guy and my dad is why I am .well..... I had a seizure so I actually work in a fabrication shop. But I will always love airplanes they are fascinating....... I have worked on plane (DC-3) THAT ACTUALLY WAS ONE of D-DAY planes. That was and as of now still was the best day of my life, went rite to a computer and it went on my resume
Mr Wolf is a true dude. "Hero" is often overused these days but that description doesnt do this gentleman enough justice. Thank you Sir.
What a precious man
God bless this brave man for his service to our Nation in the cause of freedom and liberty!!
Wow, thank you sir and thank you people for consistently making these interviews. We should never forget veterans. ❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Judge each person individually. With no preconceived ideas about them.
These interviews are pure gold! I am absolutely fascinated by his story and am grateful he took the time to tell us about it. Thank you Jerry ❤️
Thank you for posting this video. Outstanding. Born in 1959 so I had no knowledge of war until Vietnam. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. My Lithuanian grandparents on both sides immigrated to America (Chicago) in 1908 and 1930. Heard a lot about the Nazi threat while growing up. Thank you for everything - you are such a hero. ❤ My dad fought in Korea. Was only 9 months due to injury.
That was a great interview! Thank you for your service Jerry. Truly an amazing story.
Awesome man. Thank you for your srrvice! My father in law was a Bombadier in a B17 and was shot down in 1943 on his 5th mission as part of the 91st bomb group. The Memphis Belle was in his squadron and completed her 25th mission while he was there. We actually found combat footage of him as he took off in the nose of hia B17 .aking the "V" for victory sign. His bomber was shown in the footage of the bomber formations in his B17E. He was a great man and I am proud to have known him as I am lucky to have such a fine wife of 47 years and a descendant of an original Declaration of Independence signee.
So amazing that you found your dad in a combat film. The greatest generation!
P.S. this guy's a great story teller. Thank you for your service and I hope your mom finally forgave you for flying.
Thank you for sharing your story, service, courage and sacrifice for freedom 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸❤️
You Sir, are an absolute AMERICAN LEGEND AND HERO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR GREAT COUNTRY! 👏👍👍🤗🤗🥇🌹❤️🇺🇸🫡
Amazing interview! Thank you so much Mr. Wolf!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Hi there, thank you for your story, your a hero
What a amazing life. Thank you for sharing your story Jerry and thank you American Veterans Center for doing these!
53:43 1/2/24 A girl I work with her Granfather just passed away he was in World War 2 ,a black man who was my hero, and an Amazing Granpa .
Who with?
This guy can remember every detail of his experience. What a story. Landing on fumes Will come back for the finish on this one. My Dad was from Brooklyn.
Thank you for your service!
Great interview. Thank you for your service, Jerry. And to all the Americans that helped win the war. I am from East Anglia and live near Snetterton heath, it was a base during the war. The base is mentioned in Jack Novey book, The cold blue sky. I plan on visting the Cambridge American war graves to pay homage to these brave souls. God bless, and may you all rest in peace.
A great fellow. He is very articulate as well. I can't imagine why anyone would check dislike.
The interviewer was just mailing it in. If he had known the subject better and cared he could have helped by being engaged. Like when Jerry struggled to come up with ICE in the oxygen mask condensation bag. Maybe these interviews are old hat for the lazy guy.
This man is a true hero
I love listening to this man talk.
Wow sir great story teller and what a great horrible story, you are a hero and thank you for your service
I would have enjoyed meeting this gentleman, God Bless him. My late F-I-L was 9th AAF, 346FBG, 107thTacReconSqdrn, P-47 Thunderbolts, Sgt. 42-45, ETO, Trinidad-Ardennes. He passed away in 1966 from a massive heart attack. Our children never got to know their maternal grandparents. I hope they know what fine grandchildren and great grandchildren they have.
Your MIL either?
God Bless you sir. Thank you for your service!
Among all the episodes, this one got me at the edge of the seat !! what a life, what a story-teller, the way he related the whole war, punctuated with world events....wow, tremendous respect !!
"NOOO WAY JOSÉ " salute to the my fellow vets
Great interview, so much respect for these people
Amazing. That made it.
God Bless These Men and Women. 👍
Thank you Mr. Wolf for your service.
Amazing- what a SAINT! What a HERO. Stories made me cry. 💕💕💕🙏🌎😊
God bless this man.
God bless you Jerry.
I love these fellows. When I was a young kid I had an early morning paper route. There were 5 different guys who fought in WWII on that route. I still have very fond memories from every one of them. In fact, one of the wives gave me her husbands flag when he passed. I still have it today 48 years later. It goes where I go. God bless them all!
Me Too a 4pm route too $$$$$ Tips... My whole block was WW1 and most WW11 no BS just Honest..ALOHA
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Thank you Sir for your service!
Jerry n Greg,
Many thanks
Cheers
Glenn
Thank you so much for sharing your story and thank you to this channel for keeping these men and their stories alive for years to come
What a story!
A generation filled with legendary men. I could listen to vets tell war stories all day.
What a fantastic story, Men like Jerry saved our bacon.
These short films really put life into perspective, thank you veterans. I hope to see something like this in the UK if they ever bother to look after our servicemen here
❤️They don’t make’m like that any more! True Heroes 💙
32 minutes in... pure gold.
Jerry Thank you for your Service and your story. I hope you get this message. I will save your interview to share with my grandson who I named Jericho and we also call him Jerry. US Navy VP 65
without any doubt,the greatest generation.god bless them.
I salute you.
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In fact, I could sure use some serious justice, too!
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Thank you, for being here... Caring, and speaking out, about our democracy.
Really fascinating to hear his stories
I'm a oldest people of the small country of the world but i like and Love for grandpa is veterans of Germany. Mr Jerry i love and like you .🙏🏿🤓🌺♥️
Fascinating account and insights of war conditions of this interesting man.
I love these stories and I wish more people appreciated the wisdom and first hand history of these fine gentlemen. God bless these men and their contribution to the preservation of our great republic.
My Great Great Uncle Ralph Osborne was a pilot for a B17 bomber (The Scarlett O’Hara). They were shot down August 12, 1943 on a mission to bomb the synthetic oil plants at Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Only I think 2 men survived and were taken as POWs.
Thank you sir
Interesting and informative. Special thanks to veteran air force flyerJerry Wolf. Sharing personal information/combat experiences. Making this interview session more authentic and possible. Fighting/perishing/surviving knowing certain death/debilitating wounds were often possible. But still advanced forward regardless of the consequences. That's true grit style determination to succeed. One thing for certain. Gunner wolf's guarding Angel 👼 guided him to a safe landing. After that close call with death. After the successful bail out. A 2nd 👼 delivered those much needed red cross parcels.
Great story...
May god bless you Jerry and hold you close. For you are an angel of the sky's America is in your debt. We can never repay . Onley listen in amazement of stories of true hero's.
A great story Jerry,enjoyed every bit of it.Bless you mate
Thank you !!
Great narrative! One little factual correction: at 22:53 Jerry Wolf says that the German flak guns used proximity fuzes [sic. fuze]. The Germans, in fact, did not have them. Had that been the case, the allied bomber losses over Germany and elsewhere would have been prohibitive.
Without getting excessively long-winded, the preliminary electronic research on the proximity fuze was conducted in the UK starting in 1931. Prototype fuzes were then constructed in June 1940, and installed in "unrotated projectiles", the British cover name for solid-fueled rockets, and fired at targets supported by balloons. Rockets have relatively low acceleration and no spin creating centrifugal force, so the stresses on the delicate electronic fuze are relatively benign. It was understood that the limited application was not ideal; a proximity fuze would be useful on all types of artillery and especially anti-aircraft artillery, but those had very high accelerations.
As early as September 1939, John Cockcroft began a development effort at Pye Ltd. to develop tubes capable of withstanding these much greater forces. Pye's research was transferred to the United States as part of the technology package delivered by the Tizard Mission when the United States entered the war. Pye's group was apparently unable to get their rugged pentodes to function reliably under high pressures until 1941, which was after the successful tests by the American group.
A new fuze design and managed to demonstrate its feasibility through extensive testing at the Naval Proving Ground at Dahlgren, Virginia. On 6 May 1941, Six fuzes which were placed in air-dropped bombs were built and successfully tested over water.
The first all solid-state radio doppler proximity fuze, which employed the Doppler effect of reflected radio waves using a diode detector arrangement that they devised. The use of the Doppler effect developed by this group was later incorporated in all radio proximity fuzes for bomb, rocket, and mortar applications. Later, the Ordnance Development Division of the National Bureau of Standards developed the first automated production techniques for manufacturing radio proximity fuzes at a low cost.
The US focused on radio fuze development for use with anti-aircraft artillery, where acceleration was up to 20,000 G as opposed to about 100 G for rockets and much less for dropped bombs. In addition to extreme acceleration, artillery shells were spun by the rifling of the gun barrels to close to 30,000 rpm, creating immense centrifugal force. Working with Western Electric Company and Raytheon Company, miniature hearing-aid tubes were modified to withstand this extreme stress.
The T-3 fuze had a 52% success against a water target when tested in January, 1942. The United States Navy accepted that failure rate. A simulated battle conditions test was started on 12 August 1942. Gun batteries aboard cruiser USS Cleveland tested proximity-fuzed ammunition against radio-controlled drone aircraft targets over Chesapeake Bay. The tests were to be conducted over two days, but the testing stopped when drones were destroyed early on the first day. The three drones were destroyed with just four projectiles.
A particularly successful application was the 90 mm shell with VT fuze with the SCR-584 automatic tracking radar and the M-9 electronic fire control computer. The combination of these three inventions was successful in shooting down many V-1 flying bombs aimed at London and Antwerp, otherwise difficult targets for anti-aircraft guns due to their small size and high speed.
Proximity fuzes designed for targets such as planes, missiles, ships at sea, and ground forces increased the lethality by 5 to 10 times, compared to older fuzes. Before the invention of the proximity fuze, detonation was induced by direct contact, a timer set at launch or an altimeter. All of these earlier methods have disadvantages. The probability of a direct hit on a small moving target is low; a shell that just misses the target will not explode.
A time- or height-triggered fuze requires good prediction by the gunner and accurate timing by the fuze. If either is wrong, then even accurately aimed shells may explode harmlessly before reaching the target or after passing it. At the start of The Blitz, it was estimated that it took 20,000 rounds to shoot down a single aircraft. Other estimates put the figure as high as 100,000 or as low as 2,500 rounds for each aircraft. With a proximity fuze, the shell or missile need only pass close by the target at some time during its flight.
The proximity fuze was one of the most important technological innovations of World War II. It was so important that it was a secret guarded to a similar level as the atom bomb project or D-Day invasion. Initially, the fuzes were only used over the UK and over water so they didn't fall into German hands, where they might have been reverse-engineered. The Pentagon refused to allow the Allied field artillery use of the fuzes until late in 1944; their first combat use outside the UK were by the United States Navy, which fired proximity-fuzed anti-aircraft shells during the July 1943 invasion of Sicily.
After General Dwight D. Eisenhower demanded he be allowed to use the fuzes, 200,000 shells with VT fuzes were used in the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944. They made the Allied heavy artillery far more devastating, as all the shells now exploded just before hitting the ground. German divisions were caught out in open as they had felt safe from timed fire because it was thought that the bad weather would prevent accurate observation. U.S. General George S. Patton credited the introduction of proximity fuzes with saving Liège and stated that their use required a revision of the tactics of land warfare.
In the Pacific, the proximity fuzes were used by the US Navy against kamikaze attacks. They significantly reduced ship losses due to kamikaze attacks, and one can only wonder what would have happened during the Okinawa landings in 1945 had the US not had AA proximity fuzes.
In Germany, more than 30 (perhaps as many as 50) different proximity fuze designs were developed, or researched, for anti-aircraft use before and during WW II, but none saw service.
Excellent research.
Unfortunately, you did get excessively long-winded.
Thankyou Sir 🇺🇸
Desensitized to all the noise of war. Part of the body safety mechanism to self preservation. No longer having nightmares about dying is probably a part of the process of self preservation if that didn't happen you'd probably come out a fruit cake of sort and sent to Bellevue upon leaving the military. What an amazing man. May the Lord continue to bless you and your family. 🙂🤓😎💗✌️
P.S. this was an awesome interview...
MJ SOKOLIK What a tail of bravery and survival , Thank You for sharing it ,and also for your service. My Grandpa wouldn't speak of what he seen or did on the grounds of Italy and Germany.
Infantry?
Love this, it's great!
Thank you!
Its too bad these kids now days didnt grow up back in the day got taught respect and work ethics like these guys did, The world would be a better place. These guys have such a warm spot in my heart they were tougher than an old boot I grew up with these guys and have heard their stories I have such honor and respect and love for all of them that gave so much and some gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom . Not they are destroying America if they knew what was going on they would all turn in their graves
What a journey. It occurs to many- how many were in bombers that were hit by flack or fighters and therefore, altered the plane’s orientation to such a degree that all or a % of crew were unable to reach their parachutes in time It seems his immediate crew looked out for one another as they exited the plane under serious stress
Thank you for sharing your story and thank you for your service.I find it extra interesting because my dad in the B17’s too
P.S. I freakin' love this guy!
As a private Pilot, my Dads friend took me up for a ride in a Cessna 150 in 2070. That was when I was 12 years old. I got hooked then. The second time I was in an airplane was in 1977. I jumped out of it! What you are saying Jeffry is 110% true, only I didn't have the threat of death above below and beyond, yet you understood that moment as i did when that Chute opened!!
It took me 7 years after that, but I finally got my Private Pilots license. Thank for your service to The USA.
Jumped at 14,000 as Never again not Fun..
@@jimshoe402 And thank you for your service. Dad was an Army Purple Heart in Korea.