Richard L Bopp
MilitarySeparated from his section leader after engaging German aircraft near Magdeburg. Was in radio contact as group was turning for home but unable to locate friendly aircraft. Reported shot down in P-51 42-106846 by the Germans in Northern France, his aircraft crashing near Aumont. Prisoner of War (POW). 28 May 44. MACR 5726.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Massachusetts, USA | 7 April 1917 | |
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Enlisted |
Boston, MA, USA | 31 July 1942 | |
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 16 May 1944 - 28 May 1944 | Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Shot down |
Aumont, France | 28 May 1944 | Separated from his section leader after engaging German aircraft near Magdeburg. Was in radio contact as group was turning for home but unable to locate friendly aircraft. Reported shot down by the Germans in Northern France, his aircraft crashing near Aumont. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 28 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). |
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Died |
Florida, USA | 5 January 1997 | |
| Revere, Massachusetts, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5726 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list