1930–31 Volume 55 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

A Prominent AviatorByEDWARD WILLIAMS,Colorado College, '17FIRST Lieut. Paul W. Wolf, ColoradoCollege, '22, and a graduatewith the class of 1923 at the UnitedStates Military Academy, was born inEureka, Kansas, but spent over twentyyears of his life in Colorado Springs.While a student at Colorado College,Brother Wolf received his appointmentto West Point. Upon graduation,he selected the Air Service as his preferredbranch of the Service, and wastrained as an army flier at Kelly andBrooks Fields, Texas. His first assignmentin the Air Corps was a three yeardetail for duty in the Phillipine Islands.After spending three years in thePhilippines, Brother Wolf was returnedto duty at Sel fridge Field,Michigan, where he has earned thereputation of being one of the bestfliers in the United States Army.Last year at the famous ClevelandAir Races, Brother Wolf led one ofthe sections of the famous First PursuitSquadron in the sensational demonstrationof flying at this famousmeet.In January of this year. BrotherWolf participated in the famous ArcticPatrol, flying from Selfridge Field toSpokane, Washington, leading one ofthe sections in this famous flight alongthe northern border of the UnitedStates in temperature that rangeddown fifty-five degrees below zero.Brother Wolf was the first aviator intoSpokane on this flight.Brother Wolf played a very promi-LIEUT. PAUL W. WOLF, Colorado Collegenent part in the recent maneuvers ofthe air service out on the Pacific Coast.Lieut. Wolf has over 2300 hours in theair, and is one of the crack fliers ofthe United States Army.Brother Wolf's father is a memberof * A 0 of the class of 1891 at GettysburgCollege. His father was fora good many years Chapter Adviser ofColorado Beta. Paul has two uncles,who are also Phis, E. J. Wolf, Gettysburg,'91, and Robert B. Wakefield,Colorado College, '15.[45]