Hopkins, Deward K.

Deward Kendall Hopkins

Preferred Name: Kendall

Nickname/Call Sign: Hoppy

Date of Birth: August 11, 1932

Highest Military Grade: 0-4 – Major

Hometown: Salina, UT

Kendall Hopkins flew the F-100 C & F model from 8/1961-8/1962 with the 121st Tactical Fighter Squadron out of Andrews AFB in DC. Hopkins was also a pilot for Delta Airlines.

Units Assigned

5/1952-8/1952 Navy Pre-Flight Training Pensacola FL
8/1952-4/1953: Basic Flight Training, Pensacola, FL (SNJ-5)
5/1953-7/1953 Advanced Flight Training, NALF, Cabaniss Field TX (F6F-5)
9/1953-10/1953 Jet Transitional Training, Naval Air Station, Kingsville TX (F-80C, T-33)
11/1953-3/1954 USMC VMF 214 El Toro, CA (F2H4)
3/1954-9/1954 VMF 314 Atsugi, Japan (F9F-5, FJ-2, F2H2)
9/1954-4/1955 FMF Pacific, K-3 Korea (F3D-2, R4D, F9F-5, TBM)
4/1955-5/1956 VMF 314, Marine Corps AS El Toro CA (F9F-5)
9/1956-3/1959 191st Fighter-Instructor Squadron, Salt Lake City ANG Base, UT (F-86A, F-86E, F-86D/L, T-33)
3/1959-1/1960 195th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Van Nuys ANG Base, CA (F-86E/F/H, T-33)
8/1961-8/1962 121st Tactical Fighter Squadron, Andrews AFB, DC (F-100F/C)

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

SNJ-5
F6F-5
F-80C
T-33
F2H-4
F9F-5
FJ-2
F2H-2
F3D-2
R4D
F9F-5
TBM
F-86A/D/E/F/H/L
T-33
F-100F/C

Military & Civilian Education

Civilian Education:

BA/Architecture

Today in History – November 29, 1970 – C-123K Transport crash takes 3 F-100 pilots

Deward Kendall Hopkins

Units Assigned

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

Military & Civilian Education

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