Henry H Hopwood
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) in Stalag Luft 4 till 6 Feb. 45 Shot down by flak and crashed at Vroomshoop on 6/29/44 in B-17 Pride of Vhelhalis #4237889 Liberted by British in May 1945, Camp Lucky Stirke May 1945. New York via Sea, June 1945,Discharge Sept 1945.
POW Medal/Air Medal/Good Conduct Medal
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pride of Vhelhalis
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Fort Washington, Pennsylvania | 5 December 1923 | |
Died |
16 December 1984 | ||
Buried |
Hatfield Cemetery, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6741neice