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Capt Frederick McPherson “Fred” Klopfenstein

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Capt Frederick McPherson “Fred” Klopfenstein

Birth
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA
Death
2 Jan 1944 (aged 24)
Sacramento County, California, USA
Burial
Lakewood, Pierce County, Washington, USA Add to Map
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Evergreen Garden, Lot L, Spc 38
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Captain Frederick McPherson Klopfenstein was the pilot of U.S. Army Air Corps B-17G Flying Fortress #42-40024.

During a flight from McChord Airfield in Washington to Kingman, Arizona, the bomber experienced structural failures due to severe icing conditions, and crashed near McClellan Field in Sacramento before it could make an emergency landing.

All thirteen Army personnel aboard perished.

Killed aboard were:

2nd Lt. Charles W Williams (co-pilot)
2nd Lt. Frank J Baker
Maj. Frank Winkler
2nd Lt. James L Battle
Capt. William L McCurdy
2nd Lt. Thomas A Quirk
2nd Lt. Arthur H Thompson
2nd Lt. James S Randall
T/Sgt. Gerald Z Bearg
Cpl. Roy D Glaser
Cpl. Lloyd W Krohn
Pvt. Clifford J Tuck
Captain Frederick McPherson Klopfenstein was the pilot of U.S. Army Air Corps B-17G Flying Fortress #42-40024.

During a flight from McChord Airfield in Washington to Kingman, Arizona, the bomber experienced structural failures due to severe icing conditions, and crashed near McClellan Field in Sacramento before it could make an emergency landing.

All thirteen Army personnel aboard perished.

Killed aboard were:

2nd Lt. Charles W Williams (co-pilot)
2nd Lt. Frank J Baker
Maj. Frank Winkler
2nd Lt. James L Battle
Capt. William L McCurdy
2nd Lt. Thomas A Quirk
2nd Lt. Arthur H Thompson
2nd Lt. James S Randall
T/Sgt. Gerald Z Bearg
Cpl. Roy D Glaser
Cpl. Lloyd W Krohn
Pvt. Clifford J Tuck

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CAPT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II

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