Lambert E Koupal
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 33776
Letter sent to my father, Stanley Vitkavage (the pilot), from family of 2nd Lt. Lambert Koupal. James Kostel was Lambert Koupal's grandfather according to the original letter we have from my father, given to him by the Military.
Stanley Vitkavage Collection
Original military records from my father's personal collection
Lambert Koupal was Navigator/Bombardier on board of B-24 42-51506 on the 27 February 1945 mission to the Halle Marshalling Yards, Germany. Crashed Betzenhausen, 1,5km NW of Freiburg-im-Breisgau, Germany. Killed In Action (KIA).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-720735
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34801877
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12175226 at enlistment, then 0-829596
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wagner, South Dakota, USA | 3 February 1924 | |
Died |
27 February 1945 | in the loss of B-24 42-51506, over Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany | |
Buried |
28 February 1945 | at the Freiburg im Breisgau Town Cemetery, Germany | |
Buried |
re-interred in the US, Lambert Koupal rests at the Saint Johns Cemetery in Wagner, Charles Mix County, South Dakota |
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Sources
MACR 12778
US Headstone Applications for 1950-1951
VA Gravesite Locator
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Birsic, MACR 12778, 2AD Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12778 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database