Paul Knoppke was the son of Frank and Augusta Knoppke of Elmwood Peoria County IL. Paul Knoppke was born Dec 12, 1899 in IL, although on his WWI Draft Registration form his age is listed as 18 and his birth date is listed as 12 Dec 1900. His middle name is Churchill and his mother, Augusta, is listed as a contact person. Paul Knoppke is listed as stationed at France Field, Cristobal, Panama Canal on the 1940 Federal census. His wife, Emily, is listed with him.
On a NARA War Dept File Master Sgt Paul Knoppke's home is listed as Polk County FL. His service number is: 6443548. Paul Knoppke was a Master Sergeant and 42 years old when he died.
Eleven servicemen perished when their plane, an LB-30, was homeward bound, after a routine patrol, and crashed on Pinzon Island on 30 Jul 1942. According to a report by the Ground Defense Office, an expedition was sent to the island on 30 and 31 October 1943 and again on 1 Nov 1934. The expeditionary party had a five point mission. Part of that mission was bury the men's remains, mark the graves, and recover personal items.
According to the US National Archives and Records Administration their place of death is recorded as ‘Galapagos'. The servicemen's remains were recovered and received at the Gorgas Hospital Mortuary in the Panama Canal Zone on 7 June 1946. They were buried in Corozol Panama on the same date, 7 June 1948. According to interment records the men's remains were brought back to the United States ‘from overseas' and they were buried on 11 May 1948 in the Chattanooga National Cemetery in Chattanooga, TN.
On a NARA War Dept File Master Sgt Paul Knoppke's home is listed as Polk County FL. His service number is: 6443548. Paul Knoppke was a Master Sergeant and 42 years old when he died.
Eleven servicemen perished when their plane, an LB-30, was homeward bound, after a routine patrol, and crashed on Pinzon Island on 30 Jul 1942. According to a report by the Ground Defense Office, an expedition was sent to the island on 30 and 31 October 1943 and again on 1 Nov 1934. The expeditionary party had a five point mission. Part of that mission was bury the men's remains, mark the graves, and recover personal items.
According to the US National Archives and Records Administration their place of death is recorded as ‘Galapagos'. The servicemen's remains were recovered and received at the Gorgas Hospital Mortuary in the Panama Canal Zone on 7 June 1946. They were buried in Corozol Panama on the same date, 7 June 1948. According to interment records the men's remains were brought back to the United States ‘from overseas' and they were buried on 11 May 1948 in the Chattanooga National Cemetery in Chattanooga, TN.
Paul Knoppke was the son of Frank and Augusta Knoppke of Elmwood Peoria County IL. Paul Knoppke was born Dec 12, 1899 in IL, although on his WWI Draft Registration form his age is listed as 18 and his birth date is listed as 12 Dec 1900. His middle name is Churchill and his mother, Augusta, is listed as a contact person. Paul Knoppke is listed as stationed at France Field, Cristobal, Panama Canal on the 1940 Federal census. His wife, Emily, is listed with him.
On a NARA War Dept File Master Sgt Paul Knoppke's home is listed as Polk County FL. His service number is: 6443548. Paul Knoppke was a Master Sergeant and 42 years old when he died.
Eleven servicemen perished when their plane, an LB-30, was homeward bound, after a routine patrol, and crashed on Pinzon Island on 30 Jul 1942. According to a report by the Ground Defense Office, an expedition was sent to the island on 30 and 31 October 1943 and again on 1 Nov 1934. The expeditionary party had a five point mission. Part of that mission was bury the men's remains, mark the graves, and recover personal items.
According to the US National Archives and Records Administration their place of death is recorded as ‘Galapagos'. The servicemen's remains were recovered and received at the Gorgas Hospital Mortuary in the Panama Canal Zone on 7 June 1946. They were buried in Corozol Panama on the same date, 7 June 1948. According to interment records the men's remains were brought back to the United States ‘from overseas' and they were buried on 11 May 1948 in the Chattanooga National Cemetery in Chattanooga, TN.
On a NARA War Dept File Master Sgt Paul Knoppke's home is listed as Polk County FL. His service number is: 6443548. Paul Knoppke was a Master Sergeant and 42 years old when he died.
Eleven servicemen perished when their plane, an LB-30, was homeward bound, after a routine patrol, and crashed on Pinzon Island on 30 Jul 1942. According to a report by the Ground Defense Office, an expedition was sent to the island on 30 and 31 October 1943 and again on 1 Nov 1934. The expeditionary party had a five point mission. Part of that mission was bury the men's remains, mark the graves, and recover personal items.
According to the US National Archives and Records Administration their place of death is recorded as ‘Galapagos'. The servicemen's remains were recovered and received at the Gorgas Hospital Mortuary in the Panama Canal Zone on 7 June 1946. They were buried in Corozol Panama on the same date, 7 June 1948. According to interment records the men's remains were brought back to the United States ‘from overseas' and they were buried on 11 May 1948 in the Chattanooga National Cemetery in Chattanooga, TN.
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