Frank Hopko Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down when about ten minutes from the Danish coast on the return from a mission to Aalborg airfield, Denmark on 22 Feb 1944 in B-17G 42-31409. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).



AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31409

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Liberty run
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in action

22 February 1944

Born

Auburn, New York

Buried

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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ContributorRobert E Kahl
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My mother was his brother. I will fill in more later.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2648, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces