World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John T. Hlopko
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Binghamton, New York
Honored By
John T. Gorman
SERGEANT. SERVED WITH COMPANY E, 10TH/106TH REGIMENT, 27TH DIVISION, IN ALABAMA AND HAWAII BEFORE RETURNING ON CADRE TO CAMP HALE. SAW COMBAT AS FIRST SERGEANT OF COMPANY E, 85TH REGIMENT, 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION IN 1944-1945, NORTH ITALY. AFTER V-E DAY, STATIONED NEAR UDINE IN NORTHEASTERN ITALY, THE DIVISION WAS ORDERED TO THE PACIFIC THEATER. THEY WERE ONBOARD SHIP WHEN V-J DAY SAVED THEM FROM MORE COMBAT AND THE DIVISION RETURNED HOME.