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name
ROPP, John David - Date of
birth
18 April 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
McLean County, Illinois -
Hometown
Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36447836 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
407th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Linnich, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 2 | 24 |
Immediate family
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Members
Irwin U. Ropp (father)
Kenneth E. Ropp (brother)
Aileen Ropp (sister)
Marjorie L. (Gehrig) Ropp (wife)
Harriet A. Ropp (daughter)
Bendel Rushing (great-grandchild)
More information
Pfc John D. Ropp attended Bloomington High School in Bloomington, Illinois and the Illinois Wesleyan University. He was pitcher for the high school baseball team and for the Wesleyan university team while in school there. He went to Florida with the Wesleyan team when he was a freshman. He belonged to the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He was killed in action in Germany near Linnich, Rur River. He served in France and had been confined to a hospital for a back injury. He had been overseas since September.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - The Pantagraph
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Illinois Wesleyan University Yearbook / Family Tree