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William J Hopkins

Military

Shot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 #42-5885 'Kipling's Error III'. Plane crashed into Baltic, Killed in Action (KIA).

Service

Units served with

Aircraft

  • 42-5885 Kipling's Error III

    B-17 Flying Fortress
    Delivered Long Beach 20/4/43; Lowry 5/5/43; Smoky Hill 25/5/43; Dow Fd 2/6/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-T] Snetterton 12/6/43; Missing in Action Rostock 11/4/44 with Harry Johnson, Co-pilot: Luther Bailey, Navigator: Herb Springer, Bombardier: Bill...

Events

Event Location Date
Born Powersville, Missouri
Died 11 April 1944
Nationality
American
Nickname
Not yet known
Service numbers
Not yet known
Highest rank
Second Lieutenant
Role/job
Bombardier
Awards
Not yet known

Revisions

Date Contributor Update
06 June 2021 20:40:03 jmoore43 Changes to biography and aircraft associations
Sources

Added an association to the A/C #42-5885 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:28:18 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3809; Snetterton Falcons, pg 131

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