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Home State
Tennessee
Year of Birth 1923
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This Remembrance Profile was originally created by
HM1 Richard Lee Hopka - Deceased
Casualty Info
Home Town Sparta
Last Address SPARTA, TN
Casualty Date Mar 04, 1945
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Japan
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Big Springs Cemetery - Sparta, Tennessee
Wall/Plot Coordinates n/a
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Name of Award Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Devices
FMF Combat Operations
Authorized for Navy personnel who are attached to FMF units in active combat with an armed enemy beginning with World War II.
Year Awarded Not Specified
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