Oliver E Jopling Jr
MilitaryOliver Jopling was shot down in B-26 41-31698 on 2 March 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Hot Garters
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Willingale
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
3 December 1919 | ||
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Died |
7 January 1994 | ||
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Buried |
1520 Harry Wurzbach Rd, San Antonio, TX 78209, USA | At Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery |