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Shoop, Charles Ashby, 1914-1966

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Dates

  • Existence: 1914-1966

Biographical Note: Charles Ashby Shoop

Charles Ashby Shoop was a World War II pilot with the 104th Infantry Division.

Charles Ashby Shoop was born in Kansas City, Missouri on September 14, 1914 to Charles Asprel and Myrtle (Ashby) Shoop. He enlisted in the United States Army on June 19, 1942. Shoop went through basic pilot training at the Army Air Force Liaison Pilot School in Pittsburgh, Kansas from May to August 1943. He then attended the Field Artillery Liaison Pilot Course at Fort Sill, Oklahoma from August to September 1943. Shoop qualified as a liaison pilot on September 23, 1943. He was assigned to the 104th Infantry Division, nicknamed "Timberwolves," on September 25, 1943, and was stationed in Europe during World War II.

Post-war, Shoop worked as an engineer and served in the active reserves until November 1964, when he resigned after a heart attack.

In November 1942, Shoop married Margaret Etzenhouser (1914-1987). The couple had a son. Charles Ashby Shoop died on January 25, 1966.

Source:

Collection materials, donor information, and Ancestry.com

Post-war, Shoop worked as an engineer and served in the active reserve until November 1964, when he resigned after a heart attack.

In November 1942, Shoop married Margaret Etzenhouser (1914-1987). The couple had a son. Charles Ashby Shoop died on January 25, 1966.

Source:

Collection materials, donor information, and Ancestry.com

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Charles Ashby Shoop World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-04-22
Contents of the Collection the Charles Ashby Shoop World War II Collection contains textual and visual materials related to the World War II and post-war military service of Charles Ashby Shoop, a liaison pilot with the United States Army 104th Infantry Division. The bulk of the textual materials is Shoop’s 1942-1945 World War II and 1946-1960 post-war Reserve military service records, which include orders and assignments, promotion recommendations, memorandums and correspondence, and receipts and shipping...

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