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HOPKINS, Robert S - Date of
birth
17 September 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Willows, Glenn County, California -
Hometown
Contra Costa County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1294133 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
Paul P. Hopkins (father)
Alela (Livingston) Hopkins (mother)
Arnold L. Hopkins (brother)
Walter K. Hopkins (brother)
Paul F. Hopkins (brother)
Everett W. Hopkins (brother)
More information
1st Lt Robert S. Hopkins graduated from Richmond Union High School in 1938 and was a carpenter before he joined the National Guard in 1938.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand-Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Hopkins Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com – Coleman, www.newspapers.com – The Independent - 24 January 1945, www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery