Edward J Kinkopf
Military
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UPL 7137
Crew #675
Warren L. Sharrock Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
This crew completed 31 combat missions before hostilities ended.
Standing Left to Right: Michael A. Minnichiello (G), Oliver L. Sigler (G), Lee R. Whittenburg (R/O), Donald A. Horn (FE/G), Grady H. Wesson (FE), Edward J. Kinkopf (G)
Kneeling Left to Right: Robert E. Hughes (N), Scottie H. McHenry (CP), Alfred R. Farnholz (B), Warren L. Sharrock (P) 466th Bomb Group collection
Warren L. Sharrock Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
This crew completed 31 combat missions before hostilities ended.
Standing Left to Right: Michael A. Minnichiello (G), Oliver L. Sigler (G), Lee R. Whittenburg (R/O), Donald A. Horn (FE/G), Grady H. Wesson (FE), Edward J. Kinkopf (G)
Kneeling Left to Right: Robert E. Hughes (N), Scottie H. McHenry (CP), Alfred R. Farnholz (B), Warren L. Sharrock (P) 466th Bomb Group collection
Son of Donald A Horn
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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: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-720351
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Alliance, OH | 6 August 1925 | Son of Mat Kinkopf. |
Enlisted |
Newport, KY, USA | 19 January 1944 | Newport, Kentucky |
Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
RAF Attlebridge | 12 December 1944 - 25 April 1945 | Completed 31 combat missions |
Died |
Olympia, WA | 3 June 2021 | |
Mahoning County, OH, USA | |||
Alliance, OH | 1507 1/2 Alden Avenue | ||
Buried |
Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery Alliance, OH | Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery Alliance, Stark County, Ohio |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributor466thHistorian
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Sources
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44030_03_0…
"Attlebridge Arsenal" - Brassfield & Wassom, page 227
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, page 347