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HOPKINS, Joseph Raymond "Jody" - Date of
birth
4 December 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Morris County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12095356 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 16 | 76 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles F. Hopkins Jr. (father)
Catherine J. (Dunn) Hopkins (mother)
Thomas Hopkins (brother)
Margaret E. Hopkins (sister)
Charles B. Hopkins (brother)
James T. Hopkins (brother)
Gerald F. Hopkins (brother)
Mary D. Hopkins (sister)
Edwin Hopkins (brother)
Lucille Hopkins (sister)
John G. Hopkins (brother)
More information
Sgt Joseph R. Hopkins was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Second Dan Higgins Family Tree / Julia Garvey Family Tree, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Peter Schouteten,www.findagrave.com – Maureen, http://www.ww2-airborne.us