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209454 Pfc. John Basil Hopkins United States Army Bty A. 321 Field Artillery Battalion from:Wisconsin My dad died in 1964. Yesterday, I received his WD AGO 55-33 (precursor to todays DD214); Hopkins, John B. Pfc, Batry A 321st FA BN Date of Induction: 24 Jun 1942, Portage, Wisconsin Date of Active Service: 6 July 1942, Milwaukee, Wisconsin MOS: Gun Crewman Light Artillery - 884 Qualifications: Combat Infantry Badge, Rifle-Ex, Rifle MKM, Carbine MKM Decorations and Citations: Distinguished Service Badge GO 90-45 Bronze Star Medal GO # 86-44 Bronze Service Arrohead Battles and Campaigns: Sicily, Normandy, Norhtern France, Rheinland, Ardennes, Cental Europe Service outside CONUS: 29 Apr 43 > 11 May 43 - NATO (North Africa Theater of Operations) 08 Jul 43 > 10 Jul 43 - MTO (Mediterranean Theater of Operatons) 23 Oct 43 > 05 Nov 43 - ETO (European Theater of Oprations) 16 Sep 43 > 27 Sep 45 - USA Date of Separation: 4 Oct 1945, Camp McCoy, Wisconsin Some have said that he may have simply been assigned to this unit as he had collected enough "points" and that the 321st just happened to rotating home at the same he was due to return CONUS. I would really like to find a source for personnel rosters (landing craft, AB "chalk" numbers, etc.?) ...wish I knew more... John M Hopkins Add to this record.  Related Content: Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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