LTjg Herbert Kloepping '53 was killed when the P2V-6 Neptune patrol bomber he was aboard crashed in the Dolomites mountains in the Italian Alps. Ten others were also lost.
From the Lucky Bag: "Kloepp took life easily into his stride. After three years in the fleet, he found his way via NAPS. At home on any sports field, Herb liked soccer best. Although a good athlete, Herb never forgot his other interests, good music, weekends and leaves in LIC. His methodical ways were apparent to anyone who looked in his textbooks and saw the pages of underlined material. Not a lover of Regs, Herb seemed to get by when others were spending peaceful afternoons mustering. Herbie, handsome, a true blue New Yorker, seemed always on the go and never out of energy."
He was a native of Long Island City, New York, and was survived by his parents and three brothers.
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