Robert Lee Hopkins

Robert Lee Hopkins

Age: 23
Branch: USNR
Rank: CM3c (CB)
Unit: UDT9
Station: U.S.S. Belknap

Fallen on: 12 Jan 1945
Location: Lingayen Gulf
Era:
WWII
Campaign:  Invasion of Lingayen Gulf

Medals & Commendations: Purple Heart (awarded posthumously)

Hometown: Amarillo, TX

Details:
CM3 Hopkins was among 38 killed when a Japanese suicide plane hit the USS Belknap (APD-34) amidships. 11 of those lost were from UDT9.