Rick, I am replying to your post about your father, Fritz Wolf. I believe he was in VF-11 aboard USS Hornet in January 1945. I maintain a website dedicated to the WWII light cruiser Astoria CL-90 (
www.mighty90.com) and am currently researching the events of January 21st, 1945. My research indicates that your father's plane went down that day and that he was rescued. I am working to reconstruct a complex series of rescue operations that were performed by cruiser floatplanes (including Astoria) and lifeguard submarines, and am hoping that you might be able to assist in shedding some light. Can you provide any information about your father's experience that day, how he ended up in the water or how he was rescued? Any information would be welcome. Thanks in advance.
-Brent