Louis J Stoffer
Military
Flight Engineer
398th BG
Emma Simpson
Object Number - UPL 22225 - TSGT Louis J. Stoffer Flight Engineer 398th BG
on plane that crashed upon takeoff 12/24/44 in which 2 crewmembers died. Details in Leonard Streitfeld's book Hell from Heaven. He was chairman of the Group reunion in July 1997
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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: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Here's Hopin
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Hell from Heaven: Memoirs of a WW II B-17 Bombardier and 398th web site
398th History
