Christopher W Hoops Jr
MilitaryShot down 13 July 1944 in A/C #42-31074, 'Cahepit'. Landed in Switzerland, Interned (INT).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Cahepit
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Interned (INT) |
Switzerland | 13 July 1944 | |
Born |
Ozone Park, New York |
Revisions
Updated the location of the "Interned (INT)" event to Switzerland per info in the "Summary biography".
Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Added an association to the 100th BG, the parent bomb group of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th Bomb Squadrons.
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 7501;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001, MACR 7501 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia