Elbert Dean Hoke
Military
34th BG - 7th BS
Standing Left to Right: Alan E. Finch (P), Howard W. Murray (CP), Victor T. Herman (N), Joseph L. Zumpano (B)
Kneeling left to right unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, David A. Coughlin (RWG)
Enlisted Men (in photo, but not identified) : John R. Wack (FE), Raymond L. Hurst (RO), , Elbert D. Hoke (G), David Francis (G), Thomas Stroup (G0
Zumpano and Francis were KIA. The rest of the crew completed a 35 mission tour 466th Bomb Group collection
Alan Finch Collection
Object Number - UPL 35157 - Alan Finch Crew 34th BG - 7th BS Standing Left to Right: Alan E. Finch (P), Howard W. Murray (CP), Victor T. Herman (N), Joseph L. Zumpano...
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron 837th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-816278
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Misschief
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hit and Run
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Shiro, TX, USA | 21 November 1923 | |
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Enlisted |
Houston, TX, USA | 9 February 1943 | |
|
Other 34th BG Combat Tour |
Mendlesham, Stowmarket IP14, UK | 18 August 1944 - 28 December 1944 | |
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Died |
Bedias, TX 77831, USA | 30 September 2002 | |
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Buried |
Walker County, TX, USA | 3 October 2002 | Buck Foster Cemetery, Huntsville, Walker County, Texas, USA |
| Harris County, TX, USA |
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Sources
1996 34th BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia