John E. Copeland | American Battle Monuments Commission

World War II

Service #	37230355
Unit	321st Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy
Rank	Staff Sergeant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From	Kansas
Date of Death	April 10 1944
Status	Recovered
Memorialized	Walls of the Missing Manila American Cemetery Manila American Cemetery McKinley Road, Fort Bonifacio 1634 Philippines

321st Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy

Air Medal

Purple Heart

Air Medal, Purple Heart

Notes

SSGT Copeland's name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery, Manila, The Philippines. His remains have been recovered and interred at Arlington National Cemetery.

When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.