Second Lieutenant, 78th Fighter Squadron, 18th Fighter Group, U.S. Army Air Forces. Son of Raleigh W. Hoover and Eloise May McAllister Hoover (later Smead). Entered the service from California. Reported Missing on December 11; it was confirmed on December 16 that his plane had crashed accidentally and his remains were unrecoverable.
There is a cenotaph in his memory at Pomona Cemetery, Pomona, Los Angeles County, California.
Second Lieutenant, 78th Fighter Squadron, 18th Fighter Group, U.S. Army Air Forces. Son of Raleigh W. Hoover and Eloise May McAllister Hoover (later Smead). Entered the service from California. Reported Missing on December 11; it was confirmed on December 16 that his plane had crashed accidentally and his remains were unrecoverable.
There is a cenotaph in his memory at Pomona Cemetery, Pomona, Los Angeles County, California.
