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Home State
Massachusetts
Year of Birth 1918
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Richard Lee Hopka, HM1 - Deceased
Casualty Info
Home Town Waltham, MA
Last Address 606 Trapelo Rd Belmont, MA
Casualty Date Oct 08, 1942
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Solomon Islands
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Belmont Cemetery - Belmont, Massachusetts
Wall/Plot Coordinates 1 I 13
Military Service Number 4 005 149
From Month/Year September / 1939
To Month/Year September / 1939
Unit USS Wyoming (AG-17) Unit Page
Rate Hospital Apprentice First Class
NEC HA-0000-Hospital Apprentice
Base, Station or City Not SpecifiedState/Country Not Specified
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Hull number AG-17
Type
Surface Vessel
Parent Unit
Surface Vessels
Strength
Auxiliary
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
Last Updated: Dec 29, 2022