John Henry Lopochonsky, Jr
Specialist Four
A TRP, 7TH SQDN, 1ST CAVALRY, 1ST AVIATION BDE, USARV
Army of the United States
Greenville, Pennsylvania
December 05, 1949 to July 17, 1971
JOHN H LOPOCHONSKY Jr is on the Wall at Panel W3, Line 109

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10 Feb 2001

John (Lopo) didn't have to serve. His father had lost an arm in WWII and as the only son he could have been exempt. But he had a sense of duty and he went anyway. John had a great smile, an easy laugh, and a way of making everyone around him feel included and special. He was big tease and a big flirt and we all loved him. The first time I saw his name on the Wall, I fell to my knees and wept. I wanted to send his parents a rubbing of his name but I couldn't find them. This is my way to say to them: we have not and we will not forgot who and what John was.

A memorial initiated by a school friend.
E-mail address is not available.


 
17 Jun 2007

John is not the only son, there was a second son, Jimmy. John and Jimmy are cousins of mine, good solid American people. God Bless them.

From a cousin,
Marie
Tomball, Texas
mam1022@aol.com


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

Three men were lost when their OH-6A helicopter (67-16523) was shot down 25 kilometers southwest of Quan Long:
   Pilot WO1 Allen John Dyer;
   Gunner SP4 John Henry Lopochonsky, Jr.; and
   Observer SP4 Allen Earl Noble.

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