During the Second World War, Walter Rolf, the son of Rev. Fred Rolf, the longtime pastor of the Church of Peace, attended the Naval Academy, was assigned to combat in the South Pacific, and later killed.
His memory and heroic death was honored when the United States Navy comissioned the Destroyer Escort USS ROLF (DE362), which is pictured here. Much more information about the ship, along with a photo of Lt. Rolf, and of his mother Mrs. Martha Rolf are to be found at http://navsource.org/archives/06
In particular, on this website are some photos that include Mrs. Rolf along with other women. While she is identified, apparently the site managers do not know the identity of the other women in the picture. There may be some older members of the Church of Peace who could easily identify these other persons in the photo.
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