Orville James Hopper

BRANCH OF SERVICE
U.S. Navy

HOMETOWN
Orleans, IN

HONORED BY
Grateful American

ACTIVITY DURING WWII

ENLISTED ON 14 MARCH 1944 AT INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. 30 JUNE 1944 ASSIGNED TO THE USS LST (M) A LANDING TANK SHIP MODIFIED; RECLASSIFIED ON 26 MARCH 1945 TO USS WYTHE APB 41. 25 FEBRUARY 1945 LANDED AT LEYTE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS; 26 MARCH 1945 LANDED AT KERAMA RETTO, OKINAWA; 12 SEPTEMBER LANDED AT INCHON, KOREA; 11 NOVEMBER 1945 TRANSFERRED TO GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS AND RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY. RATING OF SEAMAN FIRST CLASS.