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First Name: Charles
Last Name: Hopper
Birthplace: USA
Gender: Male
Branch: Navy (present)
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Home of Record: Virginia Beach, VA |
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Middle Name: Edward
Date of Birth:
Date of Death: 26 May 1954
Rank or Rate: Lieutenant (junior grade)
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Charles Edward Hopper
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Engagements: • Korean War (1950 - 1953)
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Biography:
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Lieutenant Junior Grade Hopper was a crew member of the aircraft carrier, USS Bennington (CVA-20), cruising in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. On 26 May 1954, a launching catapult exploded killing him and 101 fellow crewmen.
Hopper was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
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Honoree ID: 229501 |
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