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HOPKINS, Raymond Wilson - Date of
birth
2 July 1925 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York -
Hometown
Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42028311 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Heavy Truck Driver -
Unit
3757th Quartermaster Truck Company
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
16 December 1945 - Place of
death
Near Nürnberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 6 | 66 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Reginald Hopkins (father)
Clara (Reed) Hopkins (mother)
Charles W. Hopkins (brother)
Mary L. Hopkins (sister)
Eleanor Hopkins (sister)
More information
Pvt Raymond W. Hopkins was employed at the Ithaca Hotel before he enlisted in Syracuse, New York on 1 October 1943. He was sent overseas on 3 June 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com - Prairie plains
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Prairie plains