John Olin Hopple

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Husband John Olin Hopple [25058]

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           Born: 15 Jul 1914 - MO
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           Died: 18 Feb 1942 - Bataan Province, Central Luzon, Philippines
         Buried:  - Hopkins Cemetery, Hopkins, Nodaway County, MO

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         Father: Dwight Hopple [25057] (1891-1974)
         Mother: Maud Ada Mendenhall [25056] (1890-1942)

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General Notes: Husband - John Olin Hopple

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Birth: Jul. 15, 1914
Missouri, USA
Death: Feb. 18, 1942
Bataan Province
Central Luzon, Philippines

John Hopple was a member of B Company, 192nd Tank Battalion. The company was a federalized Illinois National Guard Tank Company from Maywood, Illinois. During the Battle of the Pockets on Bataan. Hopple and three other members of his battalion crawled out, with a stretcher and under enemy fire, to rescue a wounded member of the battalion. The soldiers were successful at rescuing the wounded man, but Hopple and two other of the rescuers were wounded by enemy fire. The fourth man drove the three to a field hospital, but by the time they arrived, Hopple and the other two men had died from their wounds. The man they rescued survived the war.

Bio Provided by JimO (#46874118)

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Parents:
Dwight Hopple (1891 - 1974)
Maud Ada Mendenhall Hopple (1890 - 1942)

Inscription:
In Memory of John Hopple. Died in the Phillipines Feb. 18, 1942

Burial:
Hopkins Cemetery
Hopkins
Nodaway County
Missouri, USA

Created by: Barbara McCully
Record added: Nov 19, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 80707514