John F Coppom

Military

Flew on Black Thursday Mission to the VKF Ball Bearing Plant in Schweinfort as Co-pilot with William C. Heller. 15 Oct 1943 a/c accident on return from mission in 'Thumper Again' B17#42-5393.



DFC; Air Medal w 3/Oak Leaf Cluster; ETO w/battle star

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Just For Laughs, Little Woman, Thumper Again
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 100th Bomb Group 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pleasanton, Nebraska 5 December 1921

Died

24 December 1973

Buried

Boulder, CO, USA Mountain View Cemetary

Revisions

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Updated by Dail Coppom Son of John F. Coppom.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFS Vol. I p. 343