Frank W Hopkins

Military
media-29128.jpeg UPL 29128 Frank W Hopkins

This is a picture of my father in flight gear. This was a promotional picture, not a picture before a mission.

Object Number - UPL 29128 - Frank W Hopkins

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Swedish personnel inspect a crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (IW-D, serial number 43-38452) of the 614th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-17 - Sweden.'

43-38452

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Undecided
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

Missions

669

  • Date: 7 October 1944

Events

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Born

Detroit, MI, USA 22 March 1925

Other

Interned (INT)

563 32 Gränna, Sweden 7 October 1944 - 1 December 1944

Revisions

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This information comes from my dad's journal.

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Note from my dad's journal points out that this is the day they were shot down.

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Press release picture taken after completing training.

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I found his service number on letters that were sent to him while he was overseas.

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This is a picture of my father after he completed his training.

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MACR 9759 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Frank W Hopkins: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 29142 - Press release picture taken in the United States.