Richard Church Roper
MilitaryAviation cadet from May '42 - Apr '43. Advanced Flying instructor Apr '43 - Mar '44. Fighter Training Group at Atcham, Shropshire, England on P-47s May - Jun '44 495th . 363rd Fighter Squadron at Leiston, Suffolk, England Jun '44 - Nov '44. 4 victories - 2 ME109s destroyed on 19 Sept 1944, 2 ME109s destroyed 12 Oct 1944.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / The 357th Over Europe