Paul R Schopf
MilitaryAssigned to 18BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. Brain crew. 37 x combat missions. Baled out of B-24 41-29572 Scotty 7-Jun-44 after Ju88 intruder damaged aircraft. RTD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 18th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16060015 / O-808941
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Manor Township, Lancaster County, PA | 7 February 1924 | Son of Christian H and Edna K [Ressler] Schopf. |
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Enlisted |
Harrisburg, PA | 15 February 1943 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
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Died |
Conestoga, PA | 22 June 2005 | |
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Based |
Mendlesham | Assigned to 18BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/image/541322511
https://www.fold3.com/record/21604665-paul-r-schopf
https://www.fold3.com/record/87178951-paul-r-schopf
http://valortovictory.tripod.com/b24s/41-29572.htm
http://valortovictory.tripod.com/crews/Brain.htm
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54321397/paul-r-schopf
ContributorAAM
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Combat Sup / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia