Name:
Harry C. Loparco
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
12166987
Unit:
532nd Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-03-24
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom
Plot:
F
Row:
2
Grave:
18
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Harry C. Loparco was born in Manhattan, New York. He served in the 532nd Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Engineer on the B-17 #42-38102 during World War II. He was Killed in Action on March 24, 1944, when their airplane crashed near Bridbrook, England, shortly after take-off from Ridgewell. Mechanical problems were blamed for the accident costing the lives of all crew members - most of whom were flying their first mission. SSgt Loparco is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom.