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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.