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name
HOPP, Raymond C - Date of
birth
11 June 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Lasalle, La Salle County, Illinois -
Hometown
La Salle County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-819812 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
600th Bombardment Squadron,
398th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 July 1944 - Place of
death
Düben, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 44 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Fred W. Hopp (father)
Victoria Hopp (mother)
Fred Hopp (brother)
Elaine Hopp (sister)
Joanne Hopp (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-107218 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Agony Wagon II
Destination: Leipzig, Germany
Mission: Operational
MACR: 7221
More information
2nd Lt Raymond C. Hopp graduated from LaSalle-Peru Township High School in 1942 and attended Stout Institute in Menomonie, Wisconsin.He enlisted in the U.S. Army on 30 January 1943.
S/Sgt Richard B. Jessop states in the Missing Aircrew Report:
"Just after bombs away I heard over the interphone that Lt Folger's ship had left formation. I saw it go into a slight dive to the right. It pulled out at about ten thousand feet. The last I saw of it, it was heading back into the flak over the target in Leipzig, Germany and under control. There were no chutes that I could see."
All crewmembers bailed out, and survived the crash. According to the eye-witness reports of the crewmembers Lt Hopp was shot through the chest with a rifle when he attempted an escape.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, National WWII Memorial, Footnote, WWII Draft Card, 1930 US Census
Photo source: Jac Engels, Michel Beckers/398th Bomb Group, LaSalle-Peru Township High School,1942