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Joseph Louis Lopac, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Navy
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location:cruiser USS Portland, Aleutian patrol and Pacific Theater.
enlistment date:Oct. 3, 1942
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discharge date:Dec. 8, 1945
place discharged:Minneapolis, MN
decorations:
history:Participated in landings at Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Caroline Islands, Paleiu, Marshall Islands, Leyte Gulf, and the Philippines. Witnessed the Japanese surrender of the Caroline Islands aboard Portland.
service documents:
references:Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project (2004?), p. 178.

Personal Information

date of birth:Jan. 16, 1922
birth place:Great Scott Township, MN
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date of death:Dec. 16, 2001
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school:None

Last update: 9/17/2015