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Hopkins, Ralph Early Life
Ralph R. Hopkins was born in 1926 in New Orleans. The Great Depression made times difficult, but growing up was not bad for Hopkins.
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Hopkins, Ralph Kamikaze Attack
Ralph Hopkins had a relief man named Ronald Lucas. They worked well with each other.
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Hopkins, Ralph Okinawa, War's End and Accepting Surrenders
Ralph Hopkins participated in the battle of Okinawa [Annotator's Note: while aboard the USS Louisville (CA-28)].
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Hopkins, Ralph Reflections
Ralph Hopkins felt indestructible during the war because he acted by impulse. He did not feel fear. Things happened so quickly.
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Hopkins, Ralph Returning Home
Ralph Hopkins and his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Louisville (CA-28)] left China for Okinawa.
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Hopkins, Ralph Starving Chinese and Final Surrenders
Ralph Hopkins and his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Louisville (CA-28)] continued along the Chinese coast to accept Japanese surrenders.
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Hopkins, Ralph Thoughts on World War Two
Ralph Hopkins felt people thought that World War 1 was the war to end all wars.
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Hopkins, Ralph USS Louisville (CA-28) and Okinawa
Ralph Hopkins ended up on a cruiser [Annotator's Note: USS Louisville (CA-28)] which was luxurious compared to a landing craft.
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Horn, Arnold Entrance into Service
Arnold Horn remembers that they had to help build barracks while they slept in tents. They trained with wooden guns. They did five-mile hikes.
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Horn, Arnold France to Germany
Arnold Horn and his unit [Annotator’s Note: 45th Infantry Division] moved about 20 miles a day once they were in France.
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Horn, Arnold Invasion of Sicily
Arnold Horn and his unit [Annotator’s Note: 45th Infantry Division] departed from of Chesapeake Bay [Annotator’s Note: Chesapeake Bay, Virginia] wi
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Horn, Arnold Italy to Southern France
Arnold Horn remembers the Italians did not want to fight.