John J Hopkins
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down by fighters and crashed NW of Berlin on a mission to Berlin on 4 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31341 'Breaks of the Game'. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
4 March 1944 | ||
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York, USA | ||
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Buried |
Farmingdale, New York | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 4 March 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2915 / MACR 2915, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database