Name:
Joseph R. Hopkins
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
12095356
Unit:
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
Date of Death:
1944-12-21
State:
New Jersey
Cemetery:
Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg
Plot:
H
Row:
16
Grave:
76
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Joseph R. Hopkins was born on December 4, 1921. He served in the U.S. Army during the Normandy Invasion of World War II as a Sergeant in A Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. He entered the service in New Jersey. He died on December 21, 1944 and is now buried in Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, Hamm, Canton de Luxembourg.