Herbert E. Wolff

Herbert E. Wolff was a United States Army Major General.

Early life and education

Wolff was born in Cologne, Germany, on May 24, 1925. Wolff's family fled Nazi Germany in 1939 and moved to the United States.

Wolff was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1943. He served in the Pacific Theater. He volunteered to join the Alamo Scouts and participated in the Raid at Cabanatuan. In 1945 he was given a battlefield commission to the rank of Second lieutenant and was awarded the Silver Star.

During the Korean War Wolff saw combat and earned a second Silver Star.

Wolff graduated from the Army War College.
Wolff's assignments during this period included the following:

Wolff's assignments during this period included the following:

Wolff retired from active service in 1981.

While still on active service in Hawaii, Wolff was instrumental in the preservation of Battery Randolph at Fort DeRussy and the creation of a museum there, founding the nonprofit Hawaii Army Museum Society in 1976 and serving as its president for more than 30 years.
After retiring from the U.S. Army in 1981, Wolff remained in Honolulu, Hawaii. Wolff died on April 17, 2009, in Honolulu, Hawaii, and was buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. He was survived by two sons and eight grandchildren.