Fred W Kleps Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-41692.jpeg UPL 41692 Hopla crew; 447th Bomb Group, 708th Squadron. Photo taken at Rattlesden, England. Standing, L-R: Sgt. Russell Chase, Sgt. Thomas Price, Sgt. Willis Fant, Sgt. Robert Shumate, Sgt. Wayne Fargurburg (?), Sgt. William Sutphin; Kneeling, L-R: Lt. Fred Kleps, Lt. Charles Hopla, Lt. Charles Goff, Lt. Thomas Fitzgerald. 447th Bomb Group collection

from Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H) https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/41056

Object Number - UPL 41692 - Hopla crew; 447th Bomb Group, 708th Squadron. Photo taken at Rattlesden, England. Standing, L-R: Sgt. Russell Chase, Sgt. Thomas Price, Sgt. Willis...

Born in Amherst, Ohio. Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 42-102421. Killed in Action (KIA).



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The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron 709th Bomb Squadron

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Killed in action

29 April 1944

Born

Amherst, Ohio

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MACR 4254

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Timothy Motz

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4254

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