Stanislaw Antoni Szopa
"Stanley"
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 564000
May 22, 1926
in Lutcza, Poland
Antoni “Anthony” Szopa
Stanislawa Szopa
Details unknown
Details unknown
April 20, 1944
at New York, NY
November 22, 1944
from 17th Replacement Draft
March 7, 1945
Killed in action at Iwo Jima
March 7, 1945
Killed in action
56 Geneva Street, Elizabeth, NJ – address of parents, Antoni & Stanislawa Szopa
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at Parris Island with Eighth Recruit Battalion; outposted to Second Training Battalion at Camp Lejeune, NC, for advanced infantry training. Assigned to 17th Replacement Draft for transit overseas. Joined Charlie Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Maui on 22 November 1944.
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Important Events:
March 7, 1945 – wounded in action (shrapnel, head); evacuated but died of wounds same date
March 7, 1945 – buried in Plot 5, Row 10, Grave 1200, Fifth Marine Division Cemetery
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Iwo Jima (March 7, 1945)
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