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SBS: The Invisible Raiders
By James Ladd
The Long Range Desert Group in Action 1940-1943: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives
By Brendan O'Carroll
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 59087" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Popka</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Gregor Anthony</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Corporal</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>35094812</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Bronze Star, Purple Heart</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Burma 1944</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Lake County, Indiana</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 6.9.1923 East Chicago, Indiana</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Anton (1892-1961) and Mary (nee Bosik) Popka (1893-1985)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated high school</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>single with dependents upon enlistment</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>employed by Sinclair Refinery</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>30.06.1942 draft card Indiana</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>enlisted 2.3.1943 Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA 14.6.1944 Burma</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>achieved rank of Technician Third Grade</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>discharged 1.2.1946</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Julia (nee Staunkanos) 3.8.1946 (1925-2011)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>last residence Winter Haven, Florida</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 29.6.2010 Winter Haven, Florida</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida Section 2C Row 8A Site 40</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/g-popka-grave.39091/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/39/39091-17ccbb3feaaf98a03d43680409b2bbeb.jpg?1694008290" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 59087, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Popka[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Gregor Anthony[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Corporal[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]35094812[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Bronze Star, Purple Heart[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Burma 1944[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Lake County, Indiana[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 6.9.1923 East Chicago, Indiana[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Anton (1892-1961) and Mary (nee Bosik) Popka (1893-1985)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated high school[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]single with dependents upon enlistment[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]employed by Sinclair Refinery[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]30.06.1942 draft card Indiana[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]enlisted 2.3.1943 Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]WIA 14.6.1944 Burma[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]achieved rank of Technician Third Grade[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]discharged 1.2.1946[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Julia (nee Staunkanos) 3.8.1946 (1925-2011)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]last residence Winter Haven, Florida[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 29.6.2010 Winter Haven, Florida[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida Section 2C Row 8A Site 40[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/g-popka-grave.39091/"][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/39/39091-17ccbb3feaaf98a03d43680409b2bbeb.jpg?1694008290[/IMG][/URL][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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