Vincent Louis Hrupek
MilitaryLt Kreft named his P-38 "Peoria Pulverizer" in honour of his Hometown. This P-38 was reassigned to the then Capt. John D Landers of Joshua, TX who would re-christen it "Texas Longhorn".
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Assigned to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: BS, GC, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Omaha, NE, USA | 25 July 1911 | Son of Catherine Hrupek. |
Enlisted |
2 June 1941 | ||
Other Discharged USAAF |
23 October 1946 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Omaha, NE, USA | 27 September 1991 | |
Buried |
Saint Johns Cemetery Bellevue, Sarpy County, NE | Saint Johns Cemetery Bellevue, Sarpy County, Nebraska | |
Based |
Wormingford | Assigned to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Associated 78th Fighter Group as per Hrupek's listing on page 139 of the Duxford Diary Document 16934
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.55th.org roster