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Robert Darlington Hoopes, Jr.

Robert Darlington Hoopes, Jr.

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Lieutenant
Service Number O-097648
Birth Date April 24, 1917
From Chestertown, Maryland
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Swordfish (SS-193)
Loss Date January 12, 1945
Location Near Yaku Island off Kyushu
Circumstances Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks Robert was born in Kansas City, Missouri.

Photo and information courtesy of Reid Kimbrough.

 

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