Herbert C Hopkins Jr
MilitaryRan out of fuel and landed in Switzerland on 7/12/44 in B-24 'Bombs Away', INT.
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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-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Bombs Away
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Interned (INT) |
Switzerland | 12 July 1944 | |
Born |
Chevy Chase, Maryland |
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Added a location for the "Interned" event per info in the "Summary biography".
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Added a connection to A/C #42-95096 listed in the "Summary biography".
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6928 & Page 277of the book LIBERATORS OVER EUROPE by Mackay, Bailey & Scorza, D790G458