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Kopplin, Robert O.

Date of death:
March 19th, 1945 (near Camp 3/Province of Benguet, Luzon, Philippines.)
Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Corporal
Unit:
Assistant squad leader, Company F, 136th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Division "Illinois Division", U.S. Army
For action performed on 19 March 1945 along the Kennon Road near Camp 3 in the province Benguet on the island Luzon, Philippines.

Headquarters, U.S. Forces-Pacific, General Orders No. 43 (1945). Posthumously awarded. Citation unavailable.
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Sources

  • - Autor: The 33rd Infantry Division Historical Committee, The Golden Cross – A History of the 33rd Infantry Division in World War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 2000
    - 33rdinfantrydivision.org

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