Born: 26 March 1921 – Chicago, Illinois
Parents: Gottfried Hoppe & Katie Herdt-Hoppe
Siblings: 1 sister, 2 brothers
Home:
– 28 South 15th Avenue – Maywood, Illinois
Education:
– Washington School
– Proviso Township High School
– Class of 1940
– left after two years
Occupation: press operator – W. A. Jones Foundry & Machine Company – Chicago, Illinois
Engaged: Corinne Culotta
Selective Service Registration: 16 February 1942
Contact Person: Mrs. Gottfried Hoppe
Residence: 117 South Tenth Avenue – Maywood, Illinois
Enlisted:
– U.S. Army
– 11 November 1942- Chicago, Illinois
Serial Number: 16080377
Training:
– San Antonio Aviation Academy, Texas
– Radio School, Sioux Falls, Idaho
– Gunnery School, Yuma, Arizona
– Biggs Airfield – New Mexico
– radioman
Plane: B-24 Liberator
– radioman/gunner
Unit: Unassigned
Died:
– 20 June 1944 – Roswell, New Mexico
– his plane crashed in bad weather
– all nine members of crew died
Buried:
– 26 July 1944 – Oak Ridge Cemetery – Hillside, Illinois
