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Last Rank
Hospital Corpsman Third Class Petty Officer
Last Primary MOS
HM-8404-Field Medical Service Technician
Primary Unit
1941-1942, HM-8404, 5th Marines
Service Years
1937 - 1942
Last Photo
Home State
Virginia
Year of Birth 1919
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This Remembrance Profile was originally created by
HM1 Richard Lee Hopka - Deceased
Casualty Info
Last Address RICHLANDS, VA
Casualty Date Aug 19, 1942
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Solomon Islands
Conflict Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase IV Campaign (1968)/Operation Dragon Palace I
From Month/Year - / 1941
To Month/Year - / 1942
Unit 1st Marine Division Unit Page
Rank Hospital Corpsman Third Class Petty Officer
MOS HM-8404-Field Medical Service Technician
Base, Station or City Not SpecifiedState/Country United States
Patch
Type
Support
Parent Unit
Divisions
Strength
USMC Division
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
Last Updated: Mar 5, 2009