World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
John E. Copeland
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Dearing, Kansas
Honored By
Missouri DAV Chapter 67
HE WAS ABOARD A B-24D LIBERATOR ON 10 APRIL 1944 ON A MISSION TO ATTACK AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT SITE AT HANSA BAY WHEN HIS AIRCRAFT WAS SHOT DOWN BY ENEMY ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE.