- SURNAME
Hopkins
- FORENAME
Walter George, Jr
- UNIT
Recon Company (HQ Bn,4 MarDiv)
- RANK
Corporal
- NUMBER
436300
- DATE OF DEATH
19th February 1945
- AGE
24
- GRAVESITE
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii Tablets of the Missing
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Rochester, New York
born 21.8.1920 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
father Walter George Hopkins (1893-1949)
mother Pauline Veronica (nee Roman) Hopkins (1899-1984)
employed by Kroger Groceries
16.02.1942 draft card Oak Park, Missouri
award Silver Star (posthumous)
KIA Iwo Jima
Buried at sea
Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Section M/A Site 1 (memorial stone)
DATE OF DEATH:
19-Feb-1945AWARD:
https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/hopkins-walter-g-jr.47977/CITATION:
Silver Star : The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Corporal Walter G. Hopkins, Jr. (MCSN: 436300), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as a Member of an Advanced Reconnaissance Team serving with the FOURTH Marine Division in action against enemy Japanese forces off the shores of Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands on 17 February 1945. Assigned the hazardous mission of obtaining information concerning landing beaches and shore installations, Corporal Hopkins unhesitatingly set about the task in the face of withering barrages of hostile artillery and automatic weapons fire and, boldly carrying out the reconnaissance despite grave hazards, succeeded in gaining valuable data and information of the landing beaches which aided materially in saving the lives of other Marines during the assault landing. By his determined perseverance, cool courage and outstanding ability, Corporal Hopkins contributed immeasurably to the success of his team in the fulfillment of an important mission and his unswerving devotion to duty was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
WEB LINKS:
• https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/42109• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/804481/walter-g-hopkins (Memorial)
FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56111194/walter-george-hopkins
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