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Personal info

Full name
HOOPS, Robert Clark
Date of birth
19 July 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Belmont County, Ohio
Hometown
Belmont County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
15014060
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division,
1st Platoon - 1st Squad
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 April 1945
Place of death
Barby, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 17 5

Immediate family

Members
Joseph E. Hoops (father)
Lenora B. (Dyer) Hoops (mother)
Elmer C. Hoops (brother)
Ernest W. Hoops (brother)
Margaret M. Hoops (sister)
Cecil S. Hoops (brother)
James B. Hoops (brother)
Frank M. Hoops (brother)
Thomas P. Hoops (brother)
Geneva M. (Brill) Hoops (wife)

More information

Robert C. Hoops joined the Regular Army at Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio on 15 October 1940.

He served in the Pacific area for some time and then transferred back to the States for further training. In June 1944, he was sent to Europe.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://aad.archives.gov, www.tohonorourfallen.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Carol Snopel (niece)