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...
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