World War II Honoree

Marion Neal Hopkins

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Everson, Washington

Honored By

Reva Jane Hopkins

Relationship

Wife

SEAMAN HOPKINS COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AND GUNNERY TRAINING AT THE U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE U.S. NAVAL 5TH FLEET AND SERVED ABOARD THE DESTROYER USS EDWARDS DD-619 AS A TWIN 5 INCH .38 CALIBER ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GUNNER. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS: ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER, PHILIPPINES, GULF OF LEYTE, MIDWAY, WAKE ISLAND, MARSHALL ISLANDS, GILBERT ISLANDS, SOLOMON ISLANDS, MARIANA ISLANDS AND THE CAROLINE ISLANDS. AWARDS INCLUDE THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL AND THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL. HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY WITH PRIDE AND HONOR.