James Leonard Lopp

Specialist Four
A CO, 1ST BN, 6TH INFANTRY, 198 INF BDE
Army of the United States
05 July 1947 - 08 February 1968
Scales Mound, Illinois
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198 INF BDE

6TH INF RGT
Silver Star

Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, RVN Military Merit, RVN Campaign

The database page for James Leonard Lopp

31 Jan 2007

It will soon be 40 years since that scene of death and destruction on February 8th. Your brothers and sisters think of you often still.

From his sister,
Susan Vondran
svondran54@hotmail.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 08 Feb 1968 nineteen men from Alpha Company, 1/6th Infantry, died in heavy fighting near Lo Giang hamlet just south of Danang:
  • PFC Amos H. Boutwell, Marianna, FL
  • 2LT Joseph B. Bowman, Roanoke, VA (Dist Svc Cross)
  • SP4 Alberto Carrasquillo-Denton, Santurce, PR
  • PFC Franklin Clovis, Cedartown, GA
  • SP4 Ralph A. Dahm, Iron Ridge, WI
  • SP4 George R. Denslow, Boonville, NY
  • SP4 Brian F. Durr, Whitesboro, NY
  • PFC Robert L. Dykes, Tifton, GA
  • SSG Ramon H. Gonzalez, Newburgh, NY (Silver Star)
  • SP4 Lanny E. Hale, Plano, TX
  • PFC Charles E. Hodge, Chicago, IL
  • SP4 John L. Jervis, Pitman, NJ
  • SP4 James L. Lopp, Scales Mound, IL (Silver Star)
  • SGT David L. McKinney, Richmond, VA
  • SP4 James E. Parker, Oak City, NC
  • PSGT John R. Poso, San Jose, CA (Silver Star)
  • SP4 Michael Pumillo, New York, NY
  • SP4 Rodney P. Troyer, Blackwell, OK
  • SP4 John A. Wilcox, Moultrie, GA
The Virtual Wall's Battle of Lo Giang page gives a description of the action and a full listing of the 54 US Marines, sailors, and soldiers who died at Lo Giang on 08-09 Feb 1968.




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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 31 Jan 2007
Last updated 08/10/2009