BIOGRAPHY: Hal was born to Hal W. Kopman (Father) and Jessie M. Bemish (Mother)

I have not been able to determine when he was adopted as a GRACE.

Hal's father, Hal W., died 04 September 1930 - I assume that Jessie remarried Frank Grace and Frank adopted Hal but have not found that document.

BIOGRAPHY: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record info about Hal I Grace

Name: Hal I Grace

Birth Year: 1920

Race: White, citizen

Nativity State or Country: Ohio

State: Ohio

County or City: Cuyahoga

Enlistment Date: 28 Mar 1942

Enlistment State: Ohio

Enlistment City: Cleveland

Branch: Air Corps

Branch Code: Air Corps

Grade: Private

Grade Code: Private

Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law

Component: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of

Source: Civil Life

Education: 1 year of college

Civil Occupation: Actor (Motion picture actor. ) or Director, Motion Picture (Motion picture director.) or Entertainer

Marital Status: Single, without dependents

Height: 69

Weight: 164

DEATH: http://www.abmc.gov/search/detailwwnew.php

AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

Hal I. Grace

First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces Service # 0-733557 530th Bomber Squadron, 380th Bomber Group, Heavy</H3

Entered the Service from: Ohio Died: 19-Dec-45 Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines

Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Purple Heart

Fathers Obit:

Id#: 0188340
Name: Kopman, Hal W.
Date: Sep 8 1930
Source: Source unknown; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #046.
Notes: Kopman: Hal W., beloved husband of Jessie Bemish, father of Hal Ira and Jeanne, son of Emma and the late Herman Kopman, brother of Harold E., Mrs. S. T. Shields and Marion Kopman suddenly, Thursday, Sept. 4, 1930. Funeral services at his late residence, 9201 Hillock Avenue, Monday, Sept. 8, at 2 p. m.

Bob Grace - Frank Grace was my father's cousin.