World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Robert E. Copeland
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Nez Perce County, Idaho
Honored By
500th Bomb Group Memorial Association
IN A BOMBING MISSION ON KOBE ON MARCH 16-17, 1945, WAS THE CO-PILOT WITH THE RANK OF SECOND LIEUTENANT ON Z SQUARE 8, 'MISSION TO ALBUQUERQUE' OF THE 881ST SQUADRON. THE PLANE WAS RAMMED OVER KOBE ABOUT TWO MILES NORTH OF THE CITY.