Kenneth Ray Schroppel^[1]

1922 - 1945  (23 years)

• Name	Kenneth Ray Schroppel  [2, 3]
  Birth	2 Jan 1922	Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  	712 Parnell Avenue
  Christening	29 Jan 1922	Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA   [2]
  	St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
  Gender	Male
  Census	1925	Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA   [1]
  Census	1930	Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA   [5]
  Confirmation	5 Apr 1936	Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA   [6]
  	St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
  Residence	Jun 1942	Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA   [7]
  	1625 Capitol Avenue
  Residence	Mar 1943	Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA   [3]
  	1625 Capitol Avenue
  Education	East High School (Des Moines)  [8]
  Occupation	Electrician, flight officer  [8]
  Military Notes	Entered military service in the US Army on 27 March 1943. Commissioned 6 August 1944 at Moore Field, Mission, Texas. Departed US on 26 April 1945 for the China-Burma-India theater. Flight Officer in the 14th Air Force, 530th Fighter Squadron, 311th Fighter Group. Killed in service in China on 19 November 1945. Service number T-131 095.  [3, 8]
  Death	19 Nov 1945	China   [3, 8]
  Person ID	I3409	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Charles Edward Schroppel           b. 10 Nov 1897, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA           d. 17 Dec 1979 (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Martha Ruth Spiering           b. 1 Jun 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 13 Apr 1953, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 Jan 1922 - Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA Christening - 29 Jan 1922 - Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA Census - 1925 - Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA Census - 1930 - Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA Confirmation - 5 Apr 1936 - Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA Residence - Jun 1942 - Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA Residence - Mar 1943 - Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA Death - 19 Nov 1945 - China
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Kenneth was killed in action in November 1945. A memorial service was held at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles in March 1949. It’s not clear whether this corresponded to the return of his remains. [9]

  
  

• Sources

  [S507] 1925 Iowa State Census - Household of Charles E. Schroppel. [S4771] Church books for St. Paul’s Lutheran Church - Baptism of Kenneth Ray Schroppel. [S6102] World War II Service Compensation Application for Kenneth R. Schroppel. [S6107] Birth Certificate of Kenneth Ray Schroppel. [S508] 1930 US Census - Household of Charles E. Schroppel. [S4772] Church books for St. Paul’s Lutheran Church - Confirmation of Kenneth Ray Schroppel. [S6659] Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration), WWII Draft Registration Card of Kenneth Ray Schroppel. [S6103] Obituary of Kenneth R. Schoppel (“K.R. Schoppel Killed in China”). [S6105] Obituary of Kenneth R. Schoppel.