John Chopp

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 12 May 1944 in B-17 #42-97167. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97167

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Tacoma, WA, USA 2 February 1943

Died

12 May 1944

Born

Washington, USA

Buried

Plot H Row 7 Grave 22
Kittitas County, WA, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a cemetery to the Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56297574.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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ContributorLucy May
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https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…

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ContributorLucy May
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https://abmc.gov/node/531275#.WU0vzE2GOM8

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4858 / MACR 4858; Snetterton Falcons, pg 148 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database