| NAME: Stephen Peter Hopkins |
NICKNAME: Hoppy |
SERVICE NUMBER: 516296 |
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| HOME OF RECORD: Newport, RI (raised Washington, DC) |
NEXT OF KIN: Mother, Mrs. Ethel G. Hopkins |
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| DATE OF BIRTH: 7/16/1925 |
SERVICE DATES: 6/5/1943 – 2/2/1944 |
DATE OF DEATH: 2/2/1944 |
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| CAMPAIGN | UNIT | MOS | RATE | RESULT | |||
| Roi-Namur | A/1/24 | 604 | PFC | Died Of Wounds | |||
| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS: Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK: Private First Class |
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Biography coming soon.
“Hoppy” graduated from The Hill School in Philadelphia, 1943. He hoped to become a Navy pilot.
In the end, Hopkins enlisted in the Marine infantry. He’s shown here in an official press photograph.
