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Personal info

Full name
HOPKINS, Howard Eugene
Date of birth
27 July 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Benton, Franklin County, Illinois
Hometown
Benton, Franklin County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36982189
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Weilerbach, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
C 8 11

Immediate family

Members
Carol Hopkins (father)
Moud Hopkins (mother)
Layman Hopkins (brother)
Dorothy Hopkins (sister)
Ruth E. Hopkins (sister)
Wilma Hopkins (sister)
Lillian Hopkins (wife)
Gwina F. Hopkins (daughter)

More information

On 8 and 9 February the 10th Infantry Regiment made an attack on the Siegfried Line, crossing the Sauer River near Weilerbach under fire of enemy machine-guns and artillery.
A lot of the rubber and wooden boats were destroyed during the river crossing.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/ 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem