Charles S Hopla

Military
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...

Original pilot of B-17 'The Ground Pounder'. He flew 30 missions. The first mission was December 24th 1943, a short mission over to France.



He was on detached service after he finished his missions as a pilot for the military governor of Paris, Marie-Pierre Kœnig.

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The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster as of 01 August 1945

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Object number: UPL 41692 - Hopla crew; 447th Bomb Group, 708th Squadron...