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HOPKINS, James Howard - Date of
birth
27 September 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York -
Hometown
Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-811907 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
350th Fighter Squadron,
353rd Fighter Group
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Gross Lengden, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 43 | 21 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James D. Hopkins (father)
Marion G. (Nichols) Hopkins (mother)
Gordon W. Hopkins (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-106619 -
Data
Type: P-51B-10NA
Nickname: Queenie
Destination: Kirtoff, Germany
Mission: Bomber escort
MACR: 13440
More information
2nd Lt James H. Hopkins graduated from Niagara Falls High School in 1938.Statement from 1st Lt Louis W. Lee, who participated in the same mission: "I was flying Seldom White 3 with Lt Hopkins on my wing. At 1530 hours, the Squadron attacked a gaggle of enemy aircraft. I started after an FW 190 and heard Lt Hopkins say, 'I am with you Seldom 3.' I looked back, and he was flying in trail with me and appeared to be OK. I didn’t see Lt Hopkins after that nor hear him say anything on the R/T."
Lt Hopkins is remembered at the North Ridge Cemetery in Cambria, Niagara County, New York.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Various Family Trees, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.avres-neustadt.de, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com, Niagara Falls High School 1938